blunt tellin vs Broadback cuttlefish

Arcopagia crassa compared with Sepia savignyi

Key Differences

• blunt tellin is Vulnerable while Broadback cuttlefish is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	blunt tellin	Broadback cuttlefish
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)	Cephalopoda (Cephalopods)
Order	Cardiida (Cardiida)	Sepiida (Sepiida)
Family	Tellinidae	Sepiidae
Genus	Arcopagia	Sepia
Species	Arcopagia crassa	Sepia savignyi

Evolutionary Relationship

blunt tellin and Broadback cuttlefish share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Mollusca. (Mollusks)

Conservation Status

blunt tellin

VU — Vulnerable

Broadback cuttlefish

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	blunt tellin	Broadback cuttlefish
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

blunt tellin

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

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.

Broadback cuttlefish

blunt tellin

The Blunt tellin (Arcopagia crassa) is a species in the genus Arcopagia. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Broadback cuttlefish

The Broadback cuttlefish (Sepia savignyi) is a species in the genus Sepia. It is currently classified as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List.