brown point snail vs Marbled stingray

Acicula fusca compared with Dasyatis marmorata

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Marbled stingray is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Marbled stingray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Aciculidae	Dasyatidae
Genus	Acicula	Dasyatis
Species	Acicula fusca	Dasyatis marmorata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Marbled stingray

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Marbled stingray
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.

Marbled stingray

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.