Main Ref. | Spurgeon, A., 2007 |
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Remarks | On sandy or muddy-sand bottoms with gravel, coral rubble, shell debris or rocks. Attached by its byssus to hard elements, even in adult stages (Ref. 8121); specifically adheres to corals or rocks among coral rubble on soft sediments (Ref. 101147). Abundant in sandy-coralline areas (Ref. 128042). Living in shallow waters (Ref. 101147) at 37 m to 71 m water depth (Ref. 89006). |
Marine - Neritic | Marine - Oceanic | Brackishwater | Freshwater | |
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Marine zones / Brackish and freshwater bodies |
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Substrate | Benthic: macrobenthos; Soft Bottom: sand; mud; Hard Bottom: rubble; |
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Substrate Ref. | Poutiers, J.M., 1998 |
Special habitats | Beds: rock; |
Special habitats Ref. | Dijkstra, H.H., 2013 |
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Feeding type | mainly plants/detritus (troph. 2-2.19) |
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Feeding type Ref. | Ruppert, E.E., R.S. Fox and R.D. Barnes, 2004 |
Feeding habit | filtering plankton |
Feeding habit Ref. | Ruppert, E.E., R.S. Fox and R.D. Barnes, 2004 |
Estimation method | original sample | unfished population | Remark | ||
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Troph | s.e. | Troph | s.e. | ||
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From individual food items | 2.00 | 0.00 | Trophic level and s.e. inferred from exclusive plant/detritus food items. | ||
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