Ecology Summary - Panopea generosa

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Ecology of Panopea generosa

Main Ref.	Pacific Northwest Shell Club, 2014
Remarks	It is found on sandy and muddy bottoms, in low intertidal areas to a depth of 15 meters (Ref. 865). Subtidal populations aggregate in dense beds to a depth of 110 m (Ref. 105142). Adults bury up to 1 m (Ref. 105154). Juveniles are preyed upon by fish, starfish, crabs, and snails (Ref. 105142).

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 Panopea generosa may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: endofauna (infauna); Soft Bottom: sand; mud;
Substrate Ref.	Gotshall, D.W., 2005
Special habitats	Other habitats: burrows;
Special habitats Ref.	Dethier, M.N., T. Mumford, T. Leschine, K. Presh, S. Simenstad, H. Shipman and F. Goetz, 2006

Associations

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Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly plants/detritus (troph. 2-2.19)
Feeding type Ref.	Dethier, M.N., T. Mumford, T. Leschine, K. Presh, S. Simenstad, H. Shipman and F. Goetz, 2006
Feeding habit	filtering plankton
Feeding habit Ref.	Dethier, M.N., T. Mumford, T. Leschine, K. Presh, S. Simenstad, H. Shipman and F. Goetz, 2006

Trophic Level(s)

Estimation method	original sample		unfished population		Remark
Estimation method	Troph	s.e.	Troph	s.e.	Remark
From diet composition
From individual food items	2.00	0.00			Trophic level and s.e. inferred from exclusive plant/detritus food items.
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