American Water Plantain vs sun shell

Alisma subcordatum compared with Astraea heliotropium

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Water Plantain	sun shell
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Alismatales (Alismatales)	Trochida (Trochida)
Family	Alismataceae	Turbinidae
Genus	Alisma	Astraea
Species	Alisma subcordatum	Astraea heliotropium

Conservation Status

American Water Plantain

LC — Least Concern

sun shell

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Water Plantain	sun shell
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

American Water Plantain

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

sun shell

Habitat

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

Range

Found in New Zealand.

American Water Plantain

The American Water Plantain (Alisma subcordatum) is a species in the genus Alisma. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.