Autumn Snowflake vs golden carpet shell

Acis autumnalis compared with Polititapes aureus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Autumn Snowflake	golden carpet shell
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Venerida (Venerida)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Veneridae
Genus	Acis	Polititapes
Species	Acis autumnalis	Polititapes aureus

Conservation Status

Autumn Snowflake

LC — Least Concern

golden carpet shell

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Autumn Snowflake	golden carpet shell
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.

golden carpet shell

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across 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.