Brown-veined Wainscot vs devil clam

Archanara dissoluta compared with Tridacna mbalavuana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown-veined Wainscot	devil clam
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Cardiida (Cardiida)
Family	Noctuidae	Cardiidae
Genus	Archanara	Tridacna
Species	Archanara dissoluta	Tridacna mbalavuana

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown-veined Wainscot and devil clam share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Brown-veined Wainscot

VU — Vulnerable

devil clam

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown-veined Wainscot	devil clam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brown-veined Wainscot

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

devil clam

Brown-veined Wainscot

The Brown-veined Wainscot (Archanara dissoluta) is a species in the genus Archanara. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.