Ecology Summary - Cryptopecten nux

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Ecology of Cryptopecten nux

Main Ref.	Taylor, J.D. and E.A. Glover, 2004
Remarks	Living at depths of 30 m to 240 m (Ref. 89006). Found on shell rubble on sandy or muddy bottoms (Ref. 101147).

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 Cryptopecten nux may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: macrobenthos; Soft Bottom: mud; Hard Bottom: rubble;
Substrate Ref.	Dijkstra, H.H., 2013
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

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Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type
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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
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