Autumn Snowflake vs sun shell

Acis autumnalis compared with Astraea heliotropium

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Autumn Snowflake	sun shell
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Trochida (Trochida)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Turbinidae
Genus	Acis	Astraea
Species	Acis autumnalis	Astraea heliotropium

Conservation Status

Autumn Snowflake

LC — Least Concern

sun shell

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Autumn Snowflake	sun 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.

sun shell

Habitat

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

Range

Found in New Zealand.

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.