alpine silverwort vs cut surfclam

Anthelia julacea compared with Spisula subtruncata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine silverwort	cut surfclam
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)
Order	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)	Venerida (Venerida)
Family	Antheliaceae	Mactridae
Genus	Anthelia	Spisula
Species	Anthelia julacea	Spisula subtruncata

Conservation Status

alpine silverwort

LC — Least Concern

cut surfclam

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine silverwort	cut surfclam
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.

cut surfclam

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.