Autumn Snowflake vs cut surfclam

Acis autumnalis compared with Spisula subtruncata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Autumn Snowflake	cut surfclam
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Venerida (Venerida)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Mactridae
Genus	Acis	Spisula
Species	Acis autumnalis	Spisula subtruncata

Conservation Status

Autumn Snowflake

LC — Least Concern

cut surfclam

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Autumn Snowflake	cut surfclam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Autumn Snowflake

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

cut surfclam

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Autumn Snowflake

The Autumn Snowflake (Acis autumnalis) is a species in the genus Acis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.