brown point snail vs Fingered Candlesnuff

Acicula fusca compared with Xylaria digitata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Fingered Candlesnuff
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Xylariales (Xylariales)
Family	Aciculidae	Xylariaceae
Genus	Acicula	Xylaria
Species	Acicula fusca	Xylaria digitata

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Fingered Candlesnuff

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Fingered Candlesnuff
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.

Fingered Candlesnuff

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark and Norway.

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.