brown point snail vs devil clam

Acicula fusca compared with Tridacna mbalavuana

Key Differences

• brown point snail is Extinct while devil clam is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown point snail	devil clam
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum same	Mollusca (มอลลัสกา)	Mollusca (มอลลัสกา)
Class	Gastropoda (ชั้นแกสโทรโพดา)	Bivalvia (ชั้นไบวาลเวีย)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Cardiida (คาร์ไดไอดา)
Family	Aciculidae	Cardiidae
Genus	Acicula	Tridacna
Species	Acicula fusca	Tridacna mbalavuana

Evolutionary Relationship

brown point snail and devil clam share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Mollusca. (มอลลัสกา)

Conservation Status

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

devil clam

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown point snail	devil clam
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.

devil clam

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.