Ecology of Cerastoderma edule
| Main Ref. | Fischer, W., G. Bianchi and W.B. Scott (eds.), 1981 |
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| Remarks | Found in shallow coastal and estuary areas (Ref. 95774); in the subtidal zone (Ref. 96507). Inhabits the seagrass meadows Zostera noltii and Cymodocea nodosa in sand flats (Ref. 106872). Also found on intertidal muddy sand flat. Infaunal (Ref. 106873). A deposit (Ref. 96459), and suspension feeder (Refs. 96498, 106872, 106873) that is a sessile-burrower (Ref. 96498). Feeds on microphytobenthos and particulate organic matter (Ref. 106873). |
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 ( level, ); mud; |
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| Substrate Ref. | Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, 1998 |
| Special habitats | Beds: sea grass; Other habitats: burrows; |
| Special habitats Ref. | Le Pape, O., L. Baulier, A. Cloarec, J. Martin, F. Le Loc'h and Y. Désaunay, 2007 |
Associations
| Ref. | Fischer, W., G. Bianchi and W.B. Scott (eds.), 1981 |
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feeding
| Feeding type | mainly plants/detritus (troph. 2-2.19) |
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| Feeding type Ref. | Gaudêncio, M.J. and H.N. Cabral, 2007 |
| Feeding habit | filtering plankton |
| Feeding habit Ref. | Gaudêncio, M.J. and H.N. Cabral, 2007 |
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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