Ecology Summary - Austrovenus stutchburyi

Ecology Summary - Austrovenus stutchburyi

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Ecology of Austrovenus stutchburyi

Main Ref.	Pridmore, R.D., S.F. Thrush, J.E. Hewitt and D.S. Roper, 1990
Remarks	Estuarine species. Lives in near surface sediments (Ref. 121878), in intertidal sandflats (Ref. 101358) and sandy muddy mid-tidal areas (Ref. 101361). This is a suspension feeder (Refs. 101363, 121878).

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 Austrovenus stutchburyi may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: endofauna (infauna); Soft Bottom: sand ( fine, ); mud;
Substrate Ref.	Pridmore, R.D., S.F. Thrush, J.E. Hewitt and D.S. Roper, 1990
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

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Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly plants/detritus (troph. 2-2.19)
Feeding type Ref.	Marsden, I.D., 2004
Feeding habit	filtering plankton
Feeding habit Ref.	Grange, K.R., 1977

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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