Main Ref. | Pohlo, R., 1966 |
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Remarks | Occurs in the low intertidal zone (Ref. 106627). Found in muddy sand or mud in back bays, sloughs and estuaries (Ref. 106622). Also in flats and channels of protected bays. Occupies a permanent burrow which is 10 to 50 cm deep (Ref. 106630). Feeds on suspended material (Ref. 106620). |
Marine - Neritic | Marine - Oceanic | Brackishwater | Freshwater | |
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Marine zones / Brackish and freshwater bodies |
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Substrate | Benthic: endofauna (infauna); Soft Bottom: sand ( level, ); mud; |
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Substrate Ref. | Fraser, T.H., 1967 |
Special habitats | Other habitats: burrows; |
Special habitats Ref. | Zedler, J.B., 2000 |
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Parasitism |
Feeding type | mainly plants/detritus (troph. 2-2.19) |
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Feeding type Ref. | Ruppert, E.E., R.S. Fox and R.D. Barnes, 2004 |
Feeding habit | filtering plankton |
Feeding habit Ref. | Pohlo, R., 1966 |
Estimation method | original sample | unfished population | Remark | ||
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Troph | s.e. | Troph | s.e. | ||
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From individual food items | 2.00 | 0.00 | Trophic level and s.e. inferred from exclusive plant/detritus food items. | ||
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