brown point snail vs keeled disc snail

Acicula fusca compared with Discus perspectivus

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while keeled disc snail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	keeled disc snail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class same	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family	Aciculidae	Discidae
Genus	Acicula	Discus
Species	Acicula fusca	Discus perspectivus

Evolutionary Relationship

brown point snail and keeled disc snail share a common ancestor at the Class level: Gastropoda. (Gastropoda)

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

keeled disc snail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	keeled disc snail
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.

keeled disc snail

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Distributed across Italy and Ukraine.

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.