Ecology of Lingula anatina
 
Main Ref. Australian Biological Resources Study, 2000
Remarks Benthic, intertidal, marine, shallow subtidal (Ref. 1456). Filter-feeder (Ref. 68823). Occurs in and burrows in sandy silt sparsely covered with seaweeds (Ref. 108067).

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 Lingula anatina may be found.

Habitat

Substrate Benthic: endofauna (infauna); Soft Bottom: sand; silt;
Substrate Ref. Savazzi, E., 1991
Special habitats Beds: algae/seaweed; Other habitats: burrows;
Special habitats Ref. Savazzi, E., 1991

Associations

Ref.
Associations
Associated with
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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