alpine silverwort vs herald snail

Anthelia julacea compared with Carychium minimum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine silverwort	herald snail
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)	Ellobiida (Ellobiida)
Family	Antheliaceae	Ellobiidae
Genus	Anthelia	Carychium
Species	Anthelia julacea	Carychium minimum

Conservation Status

alpine silverwort

LC — Least Concern

herald snail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine silverwort	herald snail
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.

herald snail

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (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.