blunt tellin vs Shiny Spiderhead

Arcopagia crassa compared with Serruria candicans

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	blunt tellin	Shiny Spiderhead
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Cardiida (Cardiida)	Proteales (Proteales)
Family	Tellinidae	Proteaceae
Genus	Arcopagia	Serruria
Species	Arcopagia crassa	Serruria candicans

Conservation Status

blunt tellin

VU — Vulnerable

Shiny Spiderhead

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	blunt tellin	Shiny Spiderhead
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.

Shiny Spiderhead

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.