Hourglass Dolphin vs plicate door snail

Lagenorhynchus cruciger compared with Macrogastra plicatula

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hourglass Dolphin	plicate door snail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)	Clausiliidae
Genus	Lagenorhynchus	Macrogastra
Species	Lagenorhynchus cruciger	Macrogastra plicatula

Evolutionary Relationship

Hourglass Dolphin and plicate door snail share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Hourglass Dolphin

LC — Least Concern

plicate door snail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hourglass Dolphin	plicate door snail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hourglass Dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

plicate door snail

Habitat

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

Range

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