blunt tellin vs

Arcopagia crassa compared with Nitzschia flexa

Key Differences

blunt tellin is Vulnerable while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	blunt tellin
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)
Class	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)	Bacillariophyceae (Bacillariophyceae)
Order	Cardiida (Cardiida)	Bacillariales (Bacillariales)
Family	Tellinidae	Bacillariaceae
Genus	Arcopagia	Nitzschia
Species	Arcopagia crassa	Nitzschia flexa

Conservation Status

blunt tellin

VU — Vulnerable

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	blunt tellin
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.

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.

Nitzschia flexa is a pennate diatom (class Bacillariophyceae) with a characteristically curved or bent raphe system that gives the genus its distinctive appearance. It inhabits freshwater to brackish environments and contributes to benthic and planktonic algal communities. As a photosynthetic microalga, it plays a foundational role in aquatic food webs and primary production.