blunt tellin vs thin-necked bladderworm

Arcopagia crassa compared with Taenia hydatigena

Key Differences

• blunt tellin is Vulnerable while thin-necked bladderworm is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	blunt tellin	thin-necked bladderworm
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Platyhelminthes (Platyhelminthes)
Class	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)	Cestoda (Cestoda)
Order	Cardiida (Cardiida)	Cyclophyllidea (Cyclophyllidea)
Family	Tellinidae	Taeniidae
Genus	Arcopagia	Taenia
Species	Arcopagia crassa	Taenia hydatigena

Evolutionary Relationship

blunt tellin and thin-necked bladderworm share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

blunt tellin

VU — Vulnerable

thin-necked bladderworm

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	blunt tellin	thin-necked bladderworm
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.

thin-necked bladderworm

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

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