Butterfly-leaf vs elliptic trough shell

Adenolobus garipensis compared with Spisula elliptica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Butterfly-leaf	elliptic trough shell
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Venerida (Venerida)
Family	Fabaceae	Mactridae
Genus	Adenolobus	Spisula
Species	Adenolobus garipensis	Spisula elliptica

Conservation Status

Butterfly-leaf

LC — Least Concern

elliptic trough shell

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Butterfly-leaf	elliptic trough shell
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Butterfly-leaf

Habitat

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

elliptic trough shell

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Butterfly-leaf

The Butterfly-leaf (Adenolobus garipensis) is a species in the genus Adenolobus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.