blunt tellin vs devil clam

Arcopagia crassa compared with Tridacna mbalavuana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	blunt tellin	devil clam
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class same	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)
Order same	Cardiida (Cardiida)	Cardiida (Cardiida)
Family	Tellinidae	Cardiidae
Genus	Arcopagia	Tridacna
Species	Arcopagia crassa	Tridacna mbalavuana

Evolutionary Relationship

blunt tellin and devil clam share a common ancestor at the Order level: Cardiida. (Cardiida)

Conservation Status

blunt tellin

VU — Vulnerable

devil clam

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	blunt tellin	devil clam
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.

devil clam

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.