blunt tellin vs Slender Stonewort

Arcopagia crassa compared with Nitella gracilis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	blunt tellin	Slender Stonewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Charophyta (Charophyta)
Class	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)	Charophyceae (Charophyceae)
Order	Cardiida (Cardiida)	Charales (Charales)
Family	Tellinidae	Characeae
Genus	Arcopagia	Nitella
Species	Arcopagia crassa	Nitella gracilis

Conservation Status

blunt tellin

VU — Vulnerable

Slender Stonewort

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	blunt tellin	Slender Stonewort
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.

Slender Stonewort

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Denmark, Norway, Sweden), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.