Arctic daisy vs St. James' shell

Arctanthemum arcticum compared with Pecten maximus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arctic daisy	St. James' shell
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Pectinida (Pectinida)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Pectinidae
Genus	Arctanthemum	Pecten
Species	Arctanthemum arcticum	Pecten maximus

Conservation Status

Arctic daisy

LC — Least Concern

St. James' shell

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arctic daisy	St. James' shell
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arctic daisy

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.

St. James' shell

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (China), Europe (8 countries), and South America (Chile).

Arctic daisy

The Arctic daisy (Arctanthemum arcticum) is a species in the genus Arctanthemum. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

St. James' shell

St. James' shell (Pecten maximus) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.