blunt tellin vs Ridged Ear Abalone

Arcopagia crassa compared with Haliotis scalaris

Key Differences

• blunt tellin is Vulnerable while Ridged Ear Abalone is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	blunt tellin	Ridged Ear Abalone
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Cardiida (Cardiida)	Lepetellida (Lepetellida)
Family	Tellinidae	Haliotidae
Genus	Arcopagia	Haliotis
Species	Arcopagia crassa	Haliotis scalaris

Evolutionary Relationship

blunt tellin and Ridged Ear Abalone share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Mollusca. (Mollusks)

Conservation Status

blunt tellin

VU — Vulnerable

Ridged Ear Abalone

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	blunt tellin	Ridged Ear Abalone
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.

Ridged Ear Abalone

Habitat

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

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.