brown point snail vs Mantled Baskettail

Acicula fusca compared with Epitheca semiaquea

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Mantled Baskettail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Mantled Baskettail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Aciculidae	Corduliidae
Genus	Acicula	Epitheca
Species	Acicula fusca	Epitheca semiaquea

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Mantled Baskettail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Mantled Baskettail
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.

Mantled Baskettail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.