Ecology Summary - Arca ventricosa

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Ecology of Arca ventricosa

Main Ref.	Poutiers, J.M., 1998
Remarks	Found in reef areas of lagoons (Ref. 97298). Fixed on rocks, corals, or under stones. Littoral to sublittoral waters to a depth of 20 m (Ref. 348).

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 Arca ventricosa may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: sessile; endofauna (infauna); Soft Bottom: sand; mud; Hard Bottom: rocky;
Substrate Ref.	Sotto, F.B. and R. von Cosel, 1982
Special habitats	Beds: rock; Coral Reefs: lagoons;
Special habitats Ref.	Sotto, F.B. and R. von Cosel, 1982

Associations

Ref.	Poutiers, J.M., 1998
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly plants/detritus (troph. 2-2.19)
Feeding type Ref.	Niquil, N., S. Pouvreau, A. Sakka, L. Legendre, L. Addessi, R. Le Borgne, L. Charpy and B. Delesalle, 2001
Feeding habit	filtering plankton
Feeding habit Ref.

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.
Ref.