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Ecology Summary - Argopecten ventricosus
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Ecology of Argopecten ventricosus
 
Main Ref. Haaker, P.L., J.M. Duffy, K.C. Henderson and D.O. Parker, 1988
Remarks

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 Argopecten ventricosus may be found.

Habitat

Substrate Benthic: mobile; Soft Bottom: sand; silt;
Substrate Ref. Haaker, P.L., J.M. Duffy, K.C. Henderson and D.O. Parker, 1988
Special habitats Beds: algae/seaweed;
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref. Felix-Pico, E.F., 1993
Associations
Associated with Epifauna on shell: Callinectes bellicosus, Luidia phragma, Ascidia interrupta, Farfantepenaeus californiensis, Scycionia penicillata, Loliopsis diomedae, Megabalanus tintinnabulum, Tetraclita squamosa, Eupomatus recurvispina. Commensal crab on gills: Tumidotheres margarita.
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type mainly plants/detritus (troph. 2-2.19)
Feeding type Ref. Escobedo-Lozano, A.Y., N. Estrada, F. Ascencio, G. Contreras and R. Alonso-Rodriguez, 2012
Feeding habit filtering plankton
Feeding habit Ref. Escobedo-Lozano, A.Y., N. Estrada, F. Ascencio, G. Contreras and R. Alonso-Rodriguez, 2012

Trophic Level(s)

Estimation method original sample unfished population Remark
Troph s.e. Troph s.e.
From diet composition
From individual food items 2.00 0.00 Trophic level and s.e. inferred from exclusive plant/detritus food items.
Ref.
(e.g. 9948)
(e.g. cnidaria)
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