brown point snail vs

Acicula fusca compared with Sphingomonas trueperi

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Bacteria (Bacteria)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Proteobacteria (Proteobacteria)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Alphaproteobacteria (Alphaproteobacteria)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Sphingomonadales (Sphingomonadales)
Family	Aciculidae	Sphingomonadaceae
Genus	Acicula	Sphingomonas
Species	Acicula fusca	Sphingomonas trueperi

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail
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.

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

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.

Sphingomonas trueperi is a Gram-negative, aerobic yellow-pigmented rod named in honor of microbiologist Heinz Trueper. It inhabits soil and freshwater environments and is distinguished by the production of sphingolipids in its cell membrane. This chemoheterotroph degrades a variety of organic compounds in terrestrial and aquatic habitats.