brown point snail vs Devil weed

Acicula fusca compared with Sargassum horneri

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Devil weed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Devil weed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Phaeophyceae (Phaeophyceae)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Fucales (Fucales)
Family	Aciculidae	Sargassaceae
Genus	Acicula	Sargassum
Species	Acicula fusca	Sargassum horneri

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Devil weed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Devil weed
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.

Devil weed

Habitat

Native to Asia and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Mexico, Taiwan, and United States.

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.