blunt tellin vs Ghost Shield

Arcopagia crassa compared with Pluteus pellitus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	blunt tellin	Ghost Shield
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Mollusca (Moluscos)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Cardiida (Cardiida)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Tellinidae	Pluteaceae
Genus	Arcopagia	Pluteus
Species	Arcopagia crassa	Pluteus pellitus

Conservation Status

blunt tellin

VU — Vulnerable

Ghost Shield

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	blunt tellin	Ghost Shield
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.

Ghost Shield

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

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.

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.