Ecology of Anomalocardia brasiliana
| Main Ref. | Barreira, C.A.R. and M.L.R. Araújo, 2005 |
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| Remarks | Found in the intertidal zone to a depth of 1.5 m (Ref. 104267). Lives slightly buried in muddy sands of shallow water environments, particularly in mangrove lagoons (Ref. 81903). Adults prefer to settle in areas with fine or coarse sand where conditions are harsher during low tide (Ref. 104267). Strictly a filter-feeder (Ref. 104242). Suspension feeder (Ref. 105167). In general, suspension feeding bivalves mainly depend on phytoplankton and detritus material for nutrition (Ref. 107088). Sensitive to salinity variations but resistant to hypoxic conditions (Ref. 104267). Associated with a crab (Refs. 104147, 105309), bivalve and polychaetes (Ref.105309). |
Aquatic zones / Water bodies
| Marine - Neritic | Marine - Oceanic | Brackishwater | Freshwater | |
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| Marine zones / Brackish and freshwater bodies |
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Habitat
| Substrate | Benthic: endofauna (infauna); Soft Bottom: sand ( coarse, fine, ); mud; |
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| Substrate Ref. | Barreira, C.A.R. and M.L.R. Araújo, 2005 |
| Special habitats | Other habitats: burrows; |
| Special habitats Ref. | Monti, D., L. Frenkiel and M. Moueza, 1991 |
Associations
| Ref. | Boehs, G. and A.R.M. Magalhães, 2004 |
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| Associations | symbiosis; |
| Associated with | Holothuriophilus tomentosus (crab); Sphenia antillensis (bivalve); polychaetes. |
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feeding
| Feeding type | mainly plants/detritus (troph. 2-2.19) |
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| Feeding type Ref. | Pagliosa, P.R., M. Cantor, F. Scherner, M.B.P. Otegui, A.L. Lemes-Silva, C.D. L. Martins, G.F. Alves, A. Fonseca and Horta Jr., 2012 |
| Feeding habit | filtering plankton |
| Feeding habit Ref. | Pagliosa, P.R., M. Cantor, F. Scherner, M.B.P. Otegui, A.L. Lemes-Silva, C.D. L. Martins, G.F. Alves, A. Fonseca and Horta Jr., 2012 |
Trophic Level(s)
| Estimation method | original sample | unfished population | Remark | ||
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| Troph | s.e. | Troph | s.e. | ||
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| From individual food items | 2.00 | 0.00 | Trophic level and s.e. inferred from exclusive plant/detritus food items. | ||
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