Arctic daisy vs sun shell

Arctanthemum arcticum compared with Astraea heliotropium

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arctic daisy	sun shell
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Trochida (Trochida)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Turbinidae
Genus	Arctanthemum	Astraea
Species	Arctanthemum arcticum	Astraea heliotropium

Conservation Status

Arctic daisy

LC — Least Concern

sun shell

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arctic daisy	sun 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.

sun shell

Habitat

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

Range

Found in New Zealand.

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.