alpine silverwort vs Chalky Macoma

Anthelia julacea compared with Macoma calcarea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine silverwort	Chalky 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 calcarea

Conservation Status

alpine silverwort

LC — Least Concern

Chalky Macoma

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine silverwort	Chalky 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.

Chalky Macoma

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, 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.

Chalky Macoma

The Chalky Macoma (Macoma calcarea) 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden