blunt tellin vs Web’s cuttlefish

Arcopagia crassa compared with Sepiella weberi

Key Differences

• blunt tellin is Vulnerable while Web’s cuttlefish is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	blunt tellin	Web’s cuttlefish
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)	Cephalopoda (Cephalopods)
Order	Cardiida (Cardiida)	Sepiida (Sepiida)
Family	Tellinidae	Sepiidae
Genus	Arcopagia	Sepiella
Species	Arcopagia crassa	Sepiella weberi

Evolutionary Relationship

blunt tellin and Web’s cuttlefish share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Mollusca. (Mollusks)

Conservation Status

blunt tellin

VU — Vulnerable

Web’s cuttlefish

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	blunt tellin	Web’s cuttlefish
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.

Web’s cuttlefish

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.