blunt tellin vs ribbed grass snail

Arcopagia crassa compared with Vallonia costata

Key Differences

• blunt tellin is Vulnerable while ribbed grass snail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	blunt tellin	ribbed grass snail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Cardiida (Cardiida)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family	Tellinidae	Valloniidae
Genus	Arcopagia	Vallonia
Species	Arcopagia crassa	Vallonia costata

Evolutionary Relationship

blunt tellin and ribbed grass snail share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Mollusca. (Mollusks)

Conservation Status

blunt tellin

VU — Vulnerable

ribbed grass snail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	blunt tellin	ribbed grass snail
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.

ribbed grass snail

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Israel), Europe (9 countries), North America (Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden