6 Spotted Longhorn vs St. James' shell

Anoplodera sexguttata compared with Pecten maximus

Key Differences

6 Spotted Longhorn is Near Threatened while St. James' shell is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	6 Spotted Longhorn	St. James' shell
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Pectinida (Pectinida)
Family	Cerambycidae	Pectinidae
Genus	Anoplodera	Pecten
Species	Anoplodera sexguttata	Pecten maximus

Evolutionary Relationship

6 Spotted Longhorn and St. James' shell share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

View Kingdom: Animalia

Conservation Status

6 Spotted Longhorn

NT — Near Threatened

St. James' shell

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	6 Spotted Longhorn	St. James' shell
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

6 Spotted Longhorn

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

St. James' shell

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (China), Europe (8 countries), and South America (Chile).

6 Spotted Longhorn

The 6 Spotted Longhorn (Anoplodera sexguttata) is a species in the genus Anoplodera. It is classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. It is found across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and 2 other countries, inhabiting diverse terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

St. James' shell

St. James' shell (Pecten maximus) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.