brown point snail vs Gorse Cramp Ball

Acicula fusca compared with Daldinia fissa

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Gorse Cramp Ball is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Gorse Cramp Ball
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Xylariales (Xylariales)
Family	Aciculidae	Hypoxylaceae
Genus	Acicula	Daldinia
Species	Acicula fusca	Daldinia fissa

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Gorse Cramp Ball

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Gorse Cramp Ball
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.

Gorse Cramp Ball

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway