brown point snail vs Gray rupturewort

Acicula fusca compared with Herniaria incana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank brown point snail Gray rupturewort
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Mollusca (Mollusks) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Gastropoda (Gastropoda) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa) Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family Aciculidae Caryophyllaceae
Genus Acicula Herniaria
Species Acicula fusca Herniaria incana

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Gray rupturewort

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute brown point snail Gray rupturewort
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.

Gray rupturewort

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Czech Republic, Poland, 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.

Gray rupturewort

No description available.

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