alpine silverwort vs Arctic Fingernailclam

Anthelia julacea compared with Sphaerium nitidum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine silverwort	Arctic Fingernailclam
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)
Order	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)	Sphaeriida (Sphaeriida)
Family	Antheliaceae	Sphaeriidae
Genus	Anthelia	Sphaerium
Species	Anthelia julacea	Sphaerium nitidum

Conservation Status

alpine silverwort

LC — Least Concern

Arctic Fingernailclam

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine silverwort	Arctic Fingernailclam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

alpine silverwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Arctic Fingernailclam

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States.

alpine silverwort

The Alpine silverwort (Anthelia julacea) is a species in the genus Anthelia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region. Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Arctic Fingernailclam

The Arctic Fingernailclam (Sphaerium nitidum) is a species in the genus Sphaerium. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden