blunt tellin vs Sidewalk Firedot

Arcopagia crassa compared with Xanthocarpia feracissima

Key Differences

• blunt tellin is Vulnerable while Sidewalk Firedot is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	blunt tellin	Sidewalk Firedot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Cardiida (Cardiida)	Teloschistales (Teloschistales)
Family	Tellinidae	Teloschistaceae
Genus	Arcopagia	Xanthocarpia
Species	Arcopagia crassa	Xanthocarpia feracissima

Conservation Status

blunt tellin

VU — Vulnerable

Sidewalk Firedot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	blunt tellin	Sidewalk Firedot
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.

Sidewalk Firedot

Habitat

Native to North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in United States.

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.