brown point snail vs Myrtle

Acicula fusca compared with Corymbia torelliana

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Myrtle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Myrtle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Aciculidae	Myrtaceae
Genus	Acicula	Corymbia
Species	Acicula fusca	Corymbia torelliana

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Myrtle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Myrtle
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.

Myrtle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, India, and United States.

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.