Candelnut vs sun shell

Aleurites rockinghamensis compared with Astraea heliotropium

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candelnut	sun shell
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Trochida (Trochida)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Turbinidae
Genus	Aleurites	Astraea
Species	Aleurites rockinghamensis	Astraea heliotropium

Conservation Status

Candelnut

LC — Least Concern

sun shell

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candelnut	sun shell
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Candelnut

Habitat

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

Range

Found in India.

sun shell

Habitat

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

Range

Found in New Zealand.

Candelnut

The Candelnut (Aleurites rockinghamensis) is a species in the genus Aleurites. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.