blunt tellin vs sharp-ribbed door snail

Arcopagia crassa compared with Clausilia cruciata

Key Differences

• blunt tellin is Vulnerable while sharp-ribbed door snail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	blunt tellin	sharp-ribbed door 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	Clausiliidae
Genus	Arcopagia	Clausilia
Species	Arcopagia crassa	Clausilia cruciata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

blunt tellin

VU — Vulnerable

sharp-ribbed door snail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	blunt tellin	sharp-ribbed door 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.

sharp-ribbed door snail

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and Ukraine.

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 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden