Main Ref. | Turgeon, D.D., J.F. Quinn Jr., A.E. Bogan, E.V. Coan, F.G. Hochberg, W.G. Lyons, P.M. Mikkelsen, R.J. Neves, C.F.E. Roper, G. Rosenberg, B. Roth, A. Scheltema, F.G. Thompson, M. Vecchione and J.D. Willams, 1998 |
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Remarks | Typically found in calm waters (Ref. 105409). Dominates confined areas of mangrove swamps. Lives deeply burrowed in reducing mud (Ref. 104215). Also in sandy-muddy sediments burrowing from 10 to 20 cm (Ref. 104470). Strictly filter-feeder (Ref. 104242), specifically a suspension feeder (Ref. 105409). In general, suspension feeding bivalves mainly depend on phytoplankton and detritus material for nutrition (Ref. 107088). |
Marine - Neritic | Marine - Oceanic | Brackishwater | Freshwater | |
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Marine zones / Brackish and freshwater bodies |
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Substrate | Benthic: endofauna (infauna); Soft Bottom: sand; mud; |
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Substrate Ref. | Frenkiel, L., O. Gros and M. Moueza, 1997 |
Special habitats | Other habitats: burrows; |
Special habitats Ref. | Frenkiel, L., O. Gros and M. Moueza, 1997 |
Ref. | Turgeon, D.D., J.F. Quinn Jr., A.E. Bogan, E.V. Coan, F.G. Hochberg, W.G. Lyons, P.M. Mikkelsen, R.J. Neves, C.F.E. Roper, G. Rosenberg, B. Roth, A. Scheltema, F.G. Thompson, M. Vecchione and J.D. Willams, 1998 |
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Parasitism |
Feeding type | mainly plants/detritus (troph. 2-2.19) |
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Feeding type Ref. | Pagliosa, P.R., M. Cantor, F. Scherner, M.B.P. Otegui, A.L. Lemes-Silva, C.D. L. Martins, G.F. Alves, A. Fonseca and Horta Jr., 2012 |
Feeding habit | filtering plankton |
Feeding habit Ref. | Pagliosa, P.R., M. Cantor, F. Scherner, M.B.P. Otegui, A.L. Lemes-Silva, C.D. L. Martins, G.F. Alves, A. Fonseca and Horta Jr., 2012 |
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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