almeja fina vs Japanese carpet shell

Ruditapes decussatus compared with Ruditapes philippinarum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	almeja fina	Japanese carpet shell
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Mollusca (moluscos)	Mollusca (moluscos)
Class same	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)
Order same	Venerida (Venerida)	Venerida (Venerida)
Family same	Veneridae	Veneridae
Genus same	Ruditapes	Ruditapes
Species	Ruditapes decussatus	Ruditapes philippinarum

Evolutionary Relationship

almeja fina and Japanese carpet shell share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Ruditapes.

Conservation Status

almeja fina

NE — Not Evaluated

Japanese carpet shell

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	almeja fina	Japanese carpet shell
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

almeja fina

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

Japanese carpet shell

Habitat

Native to Africa and Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Tunisia), Asia (Israel, Taiwan, Turkey), Europe (12 countries), and North America (Canada, Mexico, United States).

almeja fina

The chequered carpet shell (Ruditapes decussatus) is a species in the genus Ruditapes. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇸🇪 Sweden