Ecology Summary - Echinocardium pennatifidum

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Ecology of Echinocardium pennatifidum

Main Ref.	Bromley, R.G. and U. Asgaard, 1975
Remarks	Found in a variety of sediment types, from shell gravel, fine to coarse sand, and silt. Burrows shallow in fine sediment with an open funnel of approximately 2 cm length; borrows deeper in shell gravel substrate without constructing a funnel (Ref. 96613). Feeding assumed based on Genus.

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 Echinocardium pennatifidum may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: mobile; macrobenthos; Soft Bottom: sand ( coarse, fine, ); silt; Hard Bottom: rubble;
Substrate Ref.	Bromley, R.G. and U. Asgaard, 1975
Special habitats	Other habitats: burrows;
Special habitats Ref.	Bromley, R.G. and U. Asgaard, 1975

Associations

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Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly plants/detritus (troph. 2-2.19)
Feeding type Ref.	Bromley, R.G. and U. Asgaard, 1975
Feeding habit	browsing on substrate
Feeding habit Ref.	Bromley, R.G. and U. Asgaard, 1975

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
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