blunt tellin vs glossy furrow-shell

Arcopagia crassa compared with Abra nitida

Key Differences

• blunt tellin is Vulnerable while glossy furrow-shell is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	blunt tellin	glossy furrow-shell
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	Semelidae
Genus	Arcopagia	Abra
Species	Arcopagia crassa	Abra nitida

Evolutionary Relationship

blunt tellin and glossy furrow-shell share a common ancestor at the Order level: Cardiida. (Cardiida)

Conservation Status

blunt tellin

VU — Vulnerable

glossy furrow-shell

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	blunt tellin	glossy furrow-shell
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.

glossy furrow-shell

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

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 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden