brown point snail vs Munk's devil ray

Acicula fusca compared with Mobula munkiana

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Munk's devil ray is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Munk's devil ray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Aciculidae	Myliobatidae
Genus	Acicula	Mobula
Species	Acicula fusca	Mobula munkiana

Evolutionary Relationship

brown point snail and Munk's devil ray share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Munk's devil ray

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Munk's devil ray
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.

Munk's devil ray

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.