blunt tellin vs Highfin dogfish

Arcopagia crassa compared with Centroscyllium excelsum

Key Differences

• blunt tellin is Vulnerable while Highfin dogfish is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	blunt tellin	Highfin dogfish
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Cardiida (Cardiida)	Squaliformes (Squaliformes)
Family	Tellinidae	Etmopteridae
Genus	Arcopagia	Centroscyllium
Species	Arcopagia crassa	Centroscyllium excelsum

Evolutionary Relationship

blunt tellin and Highfin dogfish share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

blunt tellin

VU — Vulnerable

Highfin dogfish

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	blunt tellin	Highfin dogfish
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.

Highfin dogfish

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.