Main Ref. | Poutiers, J.M., 1998 |
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Remarks | Byssally attached to hard objects, on reef flats, coarse coral sand or eelgrass areas. The shell is vertically disposed and partly buried in sediment, with the long dorsal ears acting as an anchor and the ventral quarter of valves exposed. Sublittoral. Often occurring in large colonies (Ref. 348). |
Marine - Neritic | Marine - Oceanic | Brackishwater | Freshwater | |
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Marine zones / Brackish and freshwater bodies |
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Substrate | Benthic: sessile; Soft Bottom: sand ( coarse, ); mud; Hard Bottom; |
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Substrate Ref. | Sotto, F.B. and R. von Cosel, 1982 |
Special habitats | Beds: sea grass; Coral Reefs: reef flats; |
Special habitats Ref. |
Ref. | Poutiers, J.M., 1998 |
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Associations | colony-forming/symphorism; |
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Parasitism |
Feeding type | mainly plants/detritus (troph. 2-2.19) |
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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 |
Estimation method | original sample | unfished population | Remark | ||
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Troph | s.e. | Troph | s.e. | ||
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