blunt tellin vs Rough ray

Arcopagia crassa compared with Raja radula

Key Differences

• blunt tellin is Vulnerable while Rough ray is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	blunt tellin	Rough ray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Cardiida (Cardiida)	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)
Family	Tellinidae	Rajidae
Genus	Arcopagia	Raja
Species	Arcopagia crassa	Raja radula

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

blunt tellin

VU — Vulnerable

Rough ray

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	blunt tellin	Rough 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.

Rough 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.