Blistering Ammania vs elliptic trough shell

Ammannia baccifera compared with Spisula elliptica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blistering Ammania	elliptic trough shell
Kingdom	Plantae (植物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)	Mollusca (軟体動物)
Class	Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)	Bivalvia (二枚貝)
Order	Myrtales (フトモモ目)	Venerida (ハマグリ目)
Family	Lythraceae	Mactridae
Genus	Ammannia	Spisula
Species	Ammannia baccifera	Spisula elliptica

Conservation Status

Blistering Ammania

LC — Least Concern

elliptic trough shell

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blistering Ammania	elliptic trough shell
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blistering Ammania

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Oceanian and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (5 countries), Europe (Greece, Italy, North Macedonia), and Oceania and the Pacific (Palau).

elliptic trough shell

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Blistering Ammania

The Blistering Ammania (Ammannia baccifera) is a species in the genus Ammannia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Oceanian