blunt tellin vs Lesser Smoothcap

Arcopagia crassa compared with Atrichum angustatum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	blunt tellin	Lesser Smoothcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Bryophyta
Class	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)	Polytrichopsida (Polytrichopsida)
Order	Cardiida (Cardiida)	Polytrichales (Polytrichales)
Family	Tellinidae	Polytrichaceae
Genus	Arcopagia	Atrichum
Species	Arcopagia crassa	Atrichum angustatum

Conservation Status

blunt tellin

VU — Vulnerable

Lesser Smoothcap

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	blunt tellin	Lesser Smoothcap
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.

Lesser Smoothcap

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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