brown point snail vs Dark blind ray

Acicula fusca compared with Benthobatis moresbyi

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Dark blind ray is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Dark blind ray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Torpediniformes (electric ray)
Family	Aciculidae	Narcinidae
Genus	Acicula	Benthobatis
Species	Acicula fusca	Benthobatis moresbyi

Evolutionary Relationship

brown point snail and Dark blind ray share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Dark blind ray

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Dark blind ray
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

brown point snail

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Norway.

Dark blind ray

brown point snail

The Brown Point Snail (Acicula fusca) is a species in the genus Acicula. It is currently classified as Extinct on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.