blunt tellin vs Patchwork cuttlefish

Arcopagia crassa compared with Sepia vermiculata

Key Differences

• blunt tellin is Vulnerable while Patchwork cuttlefish is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	blunt tellin	Patchwork cuttlefish
Kingdom same	Animalia (動物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum same	Mollusca (軟体動物)	Mollusca (軟体動物)
Class	Bivalvia (二枚貝)	Cephalopoda (頭足類)
Order	Cardiida (Cardiida)	Sepiida (コウイカ目)
Family	Tellinidae	Sepiidae
Genus	Arcopagia	Sepia
Species	Arcopagia crassa	Sepia vermiculata

Evolutionary Relationship

blunt tellin and Patchwork cuttlefish share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Mollusca. (軟体動物)

Conservation Status

blunt tellin

VU — Vulnerable

Patchwork cuttlefish

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	blunt tellin	Patchwork 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.

Patchwork 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.