Telline épaisse vs surelle

Arcopagia crassa compared with Oxalis acetosella

Key Differences

• Telline épaisse is Vulnerable while surelle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Telline épaisse	surelle
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum	Mollusca (mollusques)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Cardiida (Cardiida)	Oxalidales (Oxalidales)
Family	Tellinidae	Oxalidaceae
Genus	Arcopagia	Oxalis
Species	Arcopagia crassa	Oxalis acetosella

Conservation Status

Telline épaisse

VU — Vulnerable

surelle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Telline épaisse	surelle
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.

surelle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (United States).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden