brown point snail vs Raya vela

Acicula fusca compared with Rajella lintea

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while Raya vela is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	Raya vela
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (moluscos)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Gastropoda (gastrópodos)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)
Family	Aciculidae	Rajidae
Genus	Acicula	Rajella
Species	Acicula fusca	Rajella lintea

Evolutionary Relationship

brown point snail and Raya vela share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Raya vela

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	Raya vela
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.

Raya vela

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway