blunt tellin vs Scottish Thread-moss

Arcopagia crassa compared with Pohlia scotica

Key Differences

blunt tellin is Vulnerable while Scottish Thread-moss is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	blunt tellin	Scottish Thread-moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Bryophyta
Class	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Cardiida (Cardiida)	Bryales (Bryales)
Family	Tellinidae	Mniaceae
Genus	Arcopagia	Pohlia
Species	Arcopagia crassa	Pohlia scotica

Conservation Status

blunt tellin

VU — Vulnerable

Scottish Thread-moss

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	blunt tellin	Scottish Thread-moss
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.

Scottish Thread-moss

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Norway.

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.