Ecology of Mya pseudoarenaria
 
Main Ref. The British Flora and Fauna Database, 2007
Remarks Abundant in the interglacial sand (Ref. 123487). Also found on silt (Ref. 123488). Also in Refs. 8227, 83435.

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 Mya pseudoarenaria may be found.

Habitat

Substrate Benthic; Soft Bottom: sand; silt;
Substrate Ref. Brigham-Grette, J., D.M. Hopkins, V.F. Ivanov, A.E. Basilyan, S.L. Benson, P.A. Heiser and V.S. Pushkar, 2001
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref.
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type
Feeding type Ref.
Feeding habit
Feeding habit Ref.

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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