Telline épaisse vs Salento Iris

Arcopagia crassa compared with Iris revoluta

Key Differences

• Telline épaisse is Vulnerable while Salento Iris is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Telline épaisse	Salento Iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Mollusca (mollusques)	Arthropoda (arthropodes)
Class	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)	Insecta (insecte)
Order	Cardiida (Cardiida)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Tellinidae	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Arcopagia	Iris
Species	Arcopagia crassa	Iris revoluta

Evolutionary Relationship

Telline épaisse and Salento Iris share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (animal)

Conservation Status

Telline épaisse

VU — Vulnerable

Salento Iris

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Telline épaisse	Salento Iris
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.

Salento Iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.