blunt tellin vs Fringed Cup

Arcopagia crassa compared with Encoelia fimbriata

Key Differences

• blunt tellin is Vulnerable while Fringed Cup is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	blunt tellin	Fringed Cup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)
Order	Cardiida (Cardiida)	Helotiales (Helotiales)
Family	Tellinidae	Cenangiaceae
Genus	Arcopagia	Encoelia
Species	Arcopagia crassa	Encoelia fimbriata

Conservation Status

blunt tellin

VU — Vulnerable

Fringed Cup

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	blunt tellin	Fringed Cup
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.

Fringed Cup

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.