brown point snail vs Marble Gall

Acicula fusca compared with Andricus kollari

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Marble Gall is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Marble Gall
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Aciculidae	Cynipidae
Genus	Acicula	Andricus
Species	Acicula fusca	Andricus kollari

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Marble Gall

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Marble Gall
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.

Marble Gall

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries).

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 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway