Ecology of Corculum cardissa
 
Main Ref. Poutiers, J.M., 1998
Remarks Found in intertidal reef flats wherein it is attached to its substrate via its small byssus (Ref. 799). It prefers littoral and sublittoral areas, with sand and coral rubble substrates, predominantly in exposed but sometimes protected environments. It is sometimes associated with seagrass (Ref. 104607). The flattish posterior surface of shell lying horizontally just beneath the surface. Sometimes in dense colonies (Ref. 348).

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 Corculum cardissa may be found.

Habitat

Substrate Benthic: sessile; Soft Bottom: sand; Hard Bottom: rubble;
Substrate Ref. ter Poorten, J.J., 2009
Special habitats Coral Reefs: reef flats;
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref. Poutiers, J.M., 1998
Associations colony-forming/symphorism;
Associated with seagrass (Ref. 104607).
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type mainly plants/detritus (troph. 2-2.19)
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
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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