blunt tellin vs Curran’s Pitogo

Arcopagia crassa compared with Cycas curranii

Key Differences

• blunt tellin is Vulnerable while Curran’s Pitogo is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	blunt tellin	Curran’s Pitogo
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Tracheophyta
Class	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)	Cycadopsida (Cycadopsida)
Order	Cardiida (Cardiida)	Cycadales (Cycadales)
Family	Tellinidae	Cycadaceae
Genus	Arcopagia	Cycas
Species	Arcopagia crassa	Cycas curranii

Conservation Status

blunt tellin

VU — Vulnerable

Curran’s Pitogo

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	blunt tellin	Curran’s Pitogo
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.

Curran’s Pitogo

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.