brown point snail vs toothed wrack

Acicula fusca compared with Fucus serratus

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while toothed wrack is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	toothed wrack
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Phaeophyceae (Phaeophyceae)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Fucales (Fucales)
Family	Aciculidae	Fucaceae
Genus	Acicula	Fucus
Species	Acicula fusca	Fucus serratus

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

toothed wrack

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	toothed wrack
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.

toothed wrack

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.

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 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway