Telline épaisse vs Box Rust

Arcopagia crassa compared with Puccinia buxi

Key Differences

• Telline épaisse is Vulnerable while Box Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Telline épaisse	Box Rust
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Mollusca (mollusques)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Cardiida (Cardiida)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Tellinidae	Pucciniaceae
Genus	Arcopagia	Puccinia
Species	Arcopagia crassa	Puccinia buxi

Conservation Status

Telline épaisse

VU — Vulnerable

Box Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Telline épaisse	Box Rust
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Telline épaisse

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.

Box Rust

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Germany, Norway, and Portugal.

Telline épaisse

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.

Box Rust

The Box rust (Puccinia buxi) is a species in the genus Puccinia. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region. It is found in Belgium, Germany, Norway and Portugal.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway