Ecology of Acanthocardia aculeata
 
Main Ref. Gaspar, M.B., M.N. Santos and P. Vasconcelos, 2001
Remarks Found in an estuary (Ref. 122134). Coastal species (Ref. 112064), intertidal to the continental shelf (Ref. 105964). Lives in mud (Ref. 105964) and coarse sand (Ref. 106644).

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 Acanthocardia aculeata may be found.

Habitat

Substrate Benthic: endofauna (infauna); Soft Bottom: sand ( coarse, ); mud;
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats Other habitats: burrows;
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref. Gaspar, M.B., M.N. Santos and P. Vasconcelos, 2001
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type
Feeding type Ref.
Feeding habit
Feeding habit Ref.

Trophic Level(s)

Estimation method original sample unfished population Remark
Troph s.e. Troph s.e.
From diet composition
From individual food items
Ref.
Ref. [ e.g. 3742]
Glossary [ e.g. cnidaria]
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