Ecology Summary - Chione cancellata

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Ecology of Chione cancellata

Main Ref.	Leal, J.H., 2003
Remarks	Sand in shallow subtidal environments, often in seagrass beds. Known from seamounts and knolls (Ref. 3477). Host of Pseudomyicola spinosus (Ref. 3477).

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 Chione cancellata may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: macrobenthos; Soft Bottom: sand; mud;
Substrate Ref.	Robertsons, A.I., 1979
Special habitats	Beds: sea grass; Other habitats: seamounts;
Special habitats Ref.	MarineSpecies.org, 2050

Associations

Ref.	Leal, J.H., 2003
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type
Feeding type Ref.
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
Estimation method	Troph	s.e.	Troph	s.e.	Remark
From diet composition
From individual food items
Ref.

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