American Buckeye vs sun shell

Aesculus glabra compared with Astraea heliotropium

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Buckeye	sun shell
Kingdom	Plantae (bitki)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Mollusca (Yumuşakçalar)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Gastropoda (Karından bacaklılar)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Trochida (Trochida)
Family	Sapindaceae	Turbinidae
Genus	Aesculus	Astraea
Species	Aesculus glabra	Astraea heliotropium

Conservation Status

American Buckeye

LC — Least Concern

sun shell

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Buckeye	sun shell
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

American Buckeye

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.

sun shell

Habitat

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

Range

Found in New Zealand.

American Buckeye

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