alpine silverwort vs sun shell

Anthelia julacea compared with Astraea heliotropium

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine silverwort	sun shell
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)	Trochida (Trochida)
Family	Antheliaceae	Turbinidae
Genus	Anthelia	Astraea
Species	Anthelia julacea	Astraea heliotropium

Conservation Status

alpine silverwort

LC — Least Concern

sun shell

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine silverwort	sun shell
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.

sun shell

Habitat

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

Range

Found in New Zealand.

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.