Candelnut vs thick-lipped risso snail

Aleurites rockinghamensis compared with Rissoa membranacea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candelnut	thick-lipped risso snail
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Littorinimorpha (Littorinimorpha)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Rissoidae
Genus	Aleurites	Rissoa
Species	Aleurites rockinghamensis	Rissoa membranacea

Conservation Status

Candelnut

LC — Least Concern

thick-lipped risso snail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candelnut	thick-lipped risso snail
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.

thick-lipped risso snail

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.