blunt tellin vs Ray

Arcopagia crassa compared with Bathyraja schroederi

Key Differences

• blunt tellin is Vulnerable while Ray is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	blunt tellin	Ray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Cardiida (Cardiida)	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)
Family	Tellinidae	Arhynchobatidae
Genus	Arcopagia	Bathyraja
Species	Arcopagia crassa	Bathyraja schroederi

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

blunt tellin

VU — Vulnerable

Ray

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	blunt tellin	Ray
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.

Ray

Habitat

Native to South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Chile.

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.