Ecology Summary - Argopecten gibbus

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Ecology of Argopecten gibbus

Main Ref.	Leal, J.H., 2003
Remarks	Lives in beds in shallow to moderately deep water, usually on (or buried in) sandy bottoms (Ref. 344). Also in seagrass and algae beds (Ref. 106861).

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 gibbus may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: endofauna (infauna); Soft Bottom: sand;
Substrate Ref.	Leal, J.H., 2003
Special habitats	Beds: algae/seaweed; sea grass; Other habitats: burrows;
Special habitats Ref.	Leal, J.H., 2003

Associations

Ref.	Leal, J.H., 2003
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly plants/detritus (troph. 2-2.19)
Feeding type Ref.	Smithsonian Marine Station at Fort Pierce, 2017
Feeding habit	filtering plankton
Feeding habit Ref.	Smithsonian Marine Station at Fort Pierce, 2017

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 estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
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