blunt tellin vs Reticulate round ray

Arcopagia crassa compared with Urotrygon reticulata

Key Differences

• blunt tellin is Vulnerable while Reticulate round ray is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	blunt tellin	Reticulate round ray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Cardiida (Cardiida)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Tellinidae	Urotrygonidae
Genus	Arcopagia	Urotrygon
Species	Arcopagia crassa	Urotrygon reticulata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

blunt tellin

VU — Vulnerable

Reticulate round ray

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	blunt tellin	Reticulate round 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.

Reticulate round ray

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.