Butterfly-leaf vs lettered cone

Adenolobus garipensis compared with Conus litteratus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Butterfly-leaf lettered cone
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order Fabales (Legumes & Allies) Neogastropoda (Neogastropoda)
Family Fabaceae Conidae
Genus Adenolobus Conus
Species Adenolobus garipensis Conus litteratus

Conservation Status

Butterfly-leaf

LC — Least Concern

lettered cone

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Butterfly-leaf lettered cone
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Butterfly-leaf

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

lettered cone

Habitat

Inhabits flooded grasslands and savannas within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (Taiwan), and Europe (Norway).

Butterfly-leaf

The Butterfly-leaf (Adenolobus garipensis) is a species in the genus Adenolobus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

lettered cone

No description available.

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