blunt tellin vs Round Ray

Arcopagia crassa compared with Rajella fyllae

Key Differences

• blunt tellin is Vulnerable while Round Ray is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	blunt tellin	Round 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	Rajella
Species	Arcopagia crassa	Rajella fyllae

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

blunt tellin

VU — Vulnerable

Round Ray

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	blunt tellin	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.

Round Ray

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden