brown point snail vs striped point snail

Acicula fusca compared with Acicula lineata

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	striped point snail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class same	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order same	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)
Family same	Aciculidae	Aciculidae
Genus same	Acicula	Acicula
Species	Acicula fusca	Acicula lineata

Evolutionary Relationship

brown point snail and striped point snail share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Acicula.

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

striped point snail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	striped 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.

striped point snail

Habitat

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

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.