brown point snail vs Dry Rot

Acicula fusca compared with Serpula lacrymans

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Dry Rot is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Dry Rot
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Annelida (Segmented Worms)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Polychaeta (Polychaeta)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Sabellida (Sabellida)
Family	Aciculidae	Serpulidae
Genus	Acicula	Serpula
Species	Acicula fusca	Serpula lacrymans

Evolutionary Relationship

brown point snail and Dry Rot share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Dry Rot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Dry Rot
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.

Dry Rot

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Chile).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway