Loveniidae () |
6 cm WD (male/unsexed) |
benthic; brackish; marine; depth range 0 - 230 m |
Indo-West Pacific, Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean. |
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Species' maximum size from the North Sea off Belgium (Ref. 7882). Found in sandbanks (Ref. 96352) and along the coastal zone. Buries in a wide range of sediment types but often in coarser-grained sediment with low mud content of less than 20% (Ref. 7882). Reported in areas influenced by estuarine outflows (Ref. 96507). Herbivorous epistratum (sub-surface deposit) feeder (Refs. 96352, 96501). |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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C: Ref. 105748. |
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