Ecology Summary - Paraprionospio pinnata

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Ecology of Paraprionospio pinnata

Main Ref.	Gusso, C.C., M.F. Gravina and F.R. Maggiore, 2001
Remarks	Found in terrigenous coastal muds (Ref. 2780). Tubiculous (Ref. 112705). Both a suspension feeder and deposit feeder (Ref. 108294). Discretely motile and tentaculate (Ref. 125872).

Aquatic zones / Water bodies

	Marine - Neritic	Marine - Oceanic	Brackishwater	Freshwater
Marine zones / Brackish and freshwater bodies	supra-littoral zone littoral zone sublittoral zone	epipelagic mesopelagic epipelagic abyssopelagic hadopelagic	estuaries/lagoons/brackish seas mangroves marshes/swamps	rivers/streams lakes/ponds caves exclusively in caves

Highighted items on the list are where Paraprionospio pinnata may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic; Soft Bottom: mud;
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats	Coral Reefs;
Special habitats Ref.	Vittor, B.A., 2002

Associations

Ref.	Gusso, C.C., M.F. Gravina and F.R. Maggiore, 2001
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly plants/detritus (troph. 2-2.19)
Feeding type Ref.	Pardo, E.V. and A.C.Z. Amaral, 2004
Feeding habit	variable
Feeding habit Ref.	Pardo, E.V. and A.C.Z. Amaral, 2004

Trophic Level(s)

Estimation method	original sample		unfished population		Remark
Estimation method	Troph	s.e.	Troph	s.e.	Remark
From diet composition
From individual food items	2.00	0.00			Trophic level and s.e. inferred from exclusive plant/detritus food items.
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