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Ecology Summary - Rangia cuneata
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Ecology of Rangia cuneata
 
Main Ref. Carpenter, K.E. (ed.), 2002
Remarks Lives in low salinity waters, found predominantly in estuaries (Ref. 121904). Also in salt marsh (Ref. 104365). Subtidal (Ref. 104487). It is found infaunal in sandy mud, in very low salinity brackish water (Ref. 271). Habitats have high water turbidity. Found in soft substrates which are a mixture of sand, mud and vegetation (Refs. 104240, 104487). A non-selective filter-feeder which turns substantial quantities of plant detritus and phytoplankton into clam biomass. Also obtains nutrition from sediments via direct ingestion or by feeding on bacteria. Predators include fish, crabs, gastropods and ducks (Ref. 104240).

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 Rangia cuneata may be found.

Habitat

Substrate Benthic: endofauna (infauna); Soft Bottom: sand; mud;
Substrate Ref. Carpenter, K.E. (ed.), 2002
Special habitats vegetation
Special habitats Ref. Wakida-Kusunoki, A.T. and C.L. Mackenzie Jr, 2004

Associations

Ref. Carpenter, K.E. (ed.), 2002
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type mainly plants/detritus (troph. 2-2.19)
Feeding type Ref. Verween, A., F. Kerckhof, M. Vincx and S. Degraer, 2006
Feeding habit filtering plankton
Feeding habit Ref. Verween, A., F. Kerckhof, M. Vincx and S. Degraer, 2006

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 estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
Ref.
(e.g. 9948)
(e.g. cnidaria)
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