alpine silverwort vs Baltic Macoma

Anthelia julacea compared with Macoma balthica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine silverwort	Baltic Macoma
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)
Order	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)	Cardiida (Cardiida)
Family	Antheliaceae	Tellinidae
Genus	Anthelia	Macoma
Species	Anthelia julacea	Macoma balthica

Conservation Status

alpine silverwort

LC — Least Concern

Baltic Macoma

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine silverwort	Baltic Macoma
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.

Baltic Macoma

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, 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.

Baltic Macoma

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