blunt tellin vs Grooved cuttlefish

Arcopagia crassa compared with Sepia sulcata

Key Differences

• blunt tellin is Vulnerable while Grooved cuttlefish is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	blunt tellin	Grooved cuttlefish
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)	Cephalopoda (Cephalopods)
Order	Cardiida (Cardiida)	Sepiida (Sepiida)
Family	Tellinidae	Sepiidae
Genus	Arcopagia	Sepia
Species	Arcopagia crassa	Sepia sulcata

Evolutionary Relationship

blunt tellin and Grooved cuttlefish share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Mollusca. (Mollusks)

Conservation Status

blunt tellin

VU — Vulnerable

Grooved cuttlefish

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	blunt tellin	Grooved cuttlefish
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.

Grooved cuttlefish

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.