Telline épaisse vs Pissenlit

Arcopagia crassa compared with Taraxacum dunense

Key Differences

• Telline épaisse is Vulnerable while Pissenlit is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Telline épaisse	Pissenlit
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum	Mollusca (mollusques)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Cardiida (Cardiida)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Tellinidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Arcopagia	Taraxacum
Species	Arcopagia crassa	Taraxacum dunense

Conservation Status

Telline épaisse

VU — Vulnerable

Pissenlit

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Telline épaisse	Pissenlit
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.

Pissenlit

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

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 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden