Ecology of Paphies australis
 
Main Ref. MarineSpecies.org, 2050
Remarks Intertidal, common near the mouths of estuaries. Inhabits coarser sediments. Suspension feeder with short siphons, living near the sediment surface (Ref. 106920).

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 Paphies australis may be found.

Habitat

Substrate Benthic: endofauna (infauna); Soft Bottom: sand ( coarse, );
Substrate Ref. Norkko, J., J.E. Hewitt and S.F. Thrush, 2006
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref.
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type mainly plants/detritus (troph. 2-2.19)
Feeding type Ref. Norkko, J., J.E. Hewitt and S.F. Thrush, 2006
Feeding habit filtering plankton
Feeding habit Ref. Norkko, J., J.E. Hewitt and S.F. Thrush, 2006

Trophic Level(s)

Estimation method original sample unfished population Remark
Troph s.e. Troph s.e.
From diet composition
From individual food items
Ref.
(e.g. 9948)
(e.g. cnidaria)
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