brown point snail vs slender facelina

Acicula fusca compared with Facelina auriculata

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while slender facelina is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	slender facelina
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class same	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Nudibranchia (Nudibranchia)
Family	Aciculidae	Facelinidae
Genus	Acicula	Facelina
Species	Acicula fusca	Facelina auriculata

Evolutionary Relationship

brown point snail and slender facelina share a common ancestor at the Class level: Gastropoda. (Gastropoda)

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

slender facelina

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	slender facelina
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.

slender facelina

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway