blunt tellin vs Mudworm

Arcopagia crassa compared with Aporrectodea limicola

Key Differences

• blunt tellin is Vulnerable while Mudworm is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	blunt tellin	Mudworm
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Annelida (Segmented Worms)
Class	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)	Clitellata (Clitellata)
Order	Cardiida (Cardiida)	Crassiclitellata (Crassiclitellata)
Family	Tellinidae	Lumbricidae
Genus	Arcopagia	Aporrectodea
Species	Arcopagia crassa	Aporrectodea limicola

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

blunt tellin

VU — Vulnerable

Mudworm

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	blunt tellin	Mudworm
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.

Mudworm

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden