Ecology Summary - Amusium japonicum

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Ecology of Amusium japonicum

Main Ref.	Poutiers, J.M., 1998
Remarks	On sandy to muddy bottoms of lagoons, often associated with brown seaweeds. Sublittoral mainly from shallow waters to about 30 m, but also deeper to more than 80 m. Can actively swim by clapping the valves when disturbed, with a speed of about 2 knots and for a distance of some 10 m.

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 Amusium japonicum may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: mobile; endofauna (infauna); Soft Bottom: sand; mud;
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats	Beds: algae/seaweed;
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref.	Poutiers, J.M., 1998
Associations
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Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

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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
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