blunt tellin vs False Truffle

Arcopagia crassa compared with Elaphomyces granulatus

Key Differences

• blunt tellin is Vulnerable while False Truffle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	blunt tellin	False Truffle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)	Eurotiomycetes (Eurotiomycetes)
Order	Cardiida (Cardiida)	Eurotiales (Eurotiales)
Family	Tellinidae	Elaphomycetaceae
Genus	Arcopagia	Elaphomyces
Species	Arcopagia crassa	Elaphomyces granulatus

Conservation Status

blunt tellin

VU — Vulnerable

False Truffle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	blunt tellin	False Truffle
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 Truffle

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and North America (United States).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden