beach alectryon vs cut surfclam

Alectryon coriaceus compared with Spisula subtruncata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	beach alectryon	cut surfclam
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Venerida (Venerida)
Family	Sapindaceae	Mactridae
Genus	Alectryon	Spisula
Species	Alectryon coriaceus	Spisula subtruncata

Conservation Status

beach alectryon

LC — Least Concern

cut surfclam

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	beach alectryon	cut surfclam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

beach alectryon

Habitat

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

cut surfclam

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

beach alectryon

The Beach alectryon (Alectryon coriaceus) is a species in the genus Alectryon. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.