brown point snail vs Prickled ray

Acicula fusca compared with Malacoraja spinacidermis

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Prickled ray is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Prickled ray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)
Family	Aciculidae	Rajidae
Genus	Acicula	Malacoraja
Species	Acicula fusca	Malacoraja spinacidermis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Prickled ray

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Prickled 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.

Prickled 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.