Ecology Summary - Acanthocardia echinata

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Ecology of Acanthocardia echinata

Main Ref.	Zenetos, A., E. Vardala-Theodorou and C. Alexandrakis, 2005
Remarks	Exists at the front (Ref. 122115). Inhabits fine sand (Ref. 106083). Common in sandy-muddy deposits (Ref. 105826). Found in an estuary (Ref. 105814) and associated with coralligenous formations (Ref. 122117). Abundant in detritic bottoms (Ref. 122133). This is a sessile-burrower suspension feeder (Ref. 96498). Feeds on phytoplankton and suspended organic material (Ref. 106986).

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 Acanthocardia echinata may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: endofauna (infauna); Soft Bottom: sand ( fine, ); mud; ooze ( detritus );
Substrate Ref.	Bego, F., T. Bino and G. Jorgo, 1998
Special habitats	Coral Reefs; Other habitats: burrows;
Special habitats Ref.	Le Pape, O., L. Baulier, A. Cloarec, J. Martin, F. Le Loc'h and Y. Désaunay, 2007

Associations

Ref.	Zenetos, A., E. Vardala-Theodorou and C. Alexandrakis, 2005
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly plants/detritus (troph. 2-2.19)
Feeding type Ref.	Le Pape, O., L. Baulier, A. Cloarec, J. Martin, F. Le Loc'h and Y. Désaunay, 2007
Feeding habit	filtering plankton
Feeding habit Ref.	Le Pape, O., L. Baulier, A. Cloarec, J. Martin, F. Le Loc'h and Y. Désaunay, 2007

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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