Ecology Summary - Abra nitida

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Ecology of Abra nitida

Main Ref.	López-Jamar, E., G. González and J. Mejuto, 1986
Remarks	A surface deposit feeder (Ref. 96501). Found offshore at 80 m depth (Ref. 2823). Mainly found in muddy sediments but also lives in fine sand (Ref. 123853). Main food and feeding type based on another species of the same genus; to be replaced with a better reference (Ref. 88171).

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 Abra nitida may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: macrobenthos; Soft Bottom: sand ( fine, ); mud;
Substrate Ref.	Josefson, A.B., T.L. Forbes and R. Rosenberg, 2002
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref.	López-Jamar, E., G. González and J. Mejuto, 1986
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	plants/detritus+animals (troph. 2.2-2.79)
Feeding type Ref.	Josefson, A.B., T.L. Forbes and R. Rosenberg, 2002
Feeding habit	browsing on substrate
Feeding habit Ref.	Josefson, A.B., T.L. Forbes and R. Rosenberg, 2002

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
Ref.

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