Ecology of Atrina pectinata
| Main Ref. | Poutiers, J.M., 1998 |
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| Remarks | From low intertidal areas to depths of about 20 m (Ref. 348). From tidal flats to shallow subtidal environments (Ref. 106801). In sand or muddy sand with shells, with the ventral (open) portion of the shell facing towards the current (Ref. 348). Infaunal (Ref. 106801). Occurs in 15 to approximately 50 cm deep silts (Ref .106800). Tolerant to wide ranges of temperature and to low-salinity water (Ref. 348). In general, suspension feeding bivalves mainly depend on phytoplankton and detritus material for nutrition (Ref. 107088). |
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: sessile; endofauna (infauna); Soft Bottom: silt; mud; |
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| Substrate Ref. | Abbott, R.T., 1991 |
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Associations
| Ref. | Poutiers, J.M., 1998 |
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feeding
| Feeding type | mainly plants/detritus (troph. 2-2.19) |
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| Feeding type Ref. | Ruppert, E.E., R.S. Fox and R.D. Barnes, 2004 |
| Feeding habit | filtering plankton |
| Feeding habit Ref. | Ruppert, E.E., R.S. Fox and R.D. Barnes, 2004 |
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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