Ecology of Ostrea equestris
 
Main Ref. The British Flora and Fauna Database, 2007
Remarks Found in low mid-littoral beach. Depth estimate based on ecology (Ref. 116722).

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 Ostrea equestris may be found.

Habitat

Substrate Benthic;
Substrate Ref. Rupp, G.S. and G.J. Parsons, 2006
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref. Rupp, G.S. and G.J. Parsons, 2006
Associations commensalism;
Associated with Nodipecten nodosus
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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