Ecology Summary - Arca avellana

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Ecology of Arca avellana

Main Ref.	Oliver, P.G., A.M. Holmes, I.J. Killeen, J.M. Light and H. Wood, 2004
Remarks	Byssally attached to rocks, corals, or under boulders on sand, from low tide pools to a depth of 80 m (Ref. 2922); also seen adjacent to fringing mangroves (Ref. 2925). Reported from Hong Kong to be found on the ceilings and walls of submarine caves (Ref. 126058).

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 Arca avellana may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: endofauna (infauna); Hard Bottom: rocky; rubble;
Substrate Ref.	Oliver, P.G., A.M. Holmes, I.J. Killeen, J.M. Light and H. Wood, 2004
Special habitats	Beds: rock; Coral Reefs; Corals: hard corals;
Special habitats Ref.	Oliver, P.G., A.M. Holmes, I.J. Killeen, J.M. Light and H. Wood, 2004

Associations

Acuan	Poutiers, J.M., 1998
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly plants/detritus (troph. 2-2.19)
Feeding type Ref.	Ruppert, E.E., R.S. Fox and R.D. Barnes, 2004
Feeding habit	filtering plankton
Feeding habit Ref.

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
Acuan