blunt tellin vs Violet Tooth

Arcopagia crassa compared with Hydnellum ioeides

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	blunt tellin	Violet Tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Cardiida (Cardiida)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Tellinidae	Bankeraceae
Genus	Arcopagia	Hydnellum
Species	Arcopagia crassa	Hydnellum ioeides

Conservation Status

blunt tellin

VU — Vulnerable

Violet Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	blunt tellin	Violet Tooth
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.

Violet Tooth

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States. 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.