Orbiniidae () |
12 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
benthic; brackish; marine |
Arctic, Northern Atlantic, the Mediterranean and Indo-Pacific. Tropical to polar. |
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Species' maximum length from the Belgian part of the North Sea (Ref. 7882). Found in estuarine and inshore areas (Ref. 96352) along the coastal zone in all sediment types but preferentially in fine to moderately coarse sand enriched with mud (up to 40% mud content) (Refs. 7882, 96352). Known as a head-down deposit feeder (Refs. 96214, 96352). |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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