blunt tellin vs False Puffball

Arcopagia crassa compared with Reticularia lycoperdon

Key Differences

blunt tellin is Vulnerable while False Puffball is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	blunt tellin	False Puffball
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Protozoa (protozoa)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Mycetozoa
Class	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)	Myxomycetes (Myxomycetes)
Order	Cardiida (Cardiida)	Cribrariales (Cribrariida)
Family	Tellinidae	Tubiferaceae
Genus	Arcopagia	Reticularia
Species	Arcopagia crassa	Reticularia lycoperdon

Conservation Status

blunt tellin

VU — Vulnerable

False Puffball

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	blunt tellin	False Puffball
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.

False Puffball

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.