Ecology Summary - Mactra quadrangularis
Ecology of Mactra quadrangularis
 
Main Ref. Pechenik, J.A., 2005
Remarks Found intertidal in sand and mud.

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 Mactra quadrangularis may be found.

Habitat

Substrate Benthic; Soft Bottom: sand; mud;
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

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Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type mainly plants/detritus (troph. 2-2.19)
Feeding type Ref. Onozato, M., A. Nishigaki and K. Okoshi, 2016
Feeding habit filtering plankton
Feeding habit Ref. Onozato, M., A. Nishigaki and K. Okoshi, 2016

Trophic Level(s)

Estimation method original sample unfished population Замечание
Troph s.e. Troph s.e.
From diet composition
From individual food items 2.00 0.00 Trophic level and s.e. inferred from exclusive plant/detritus food items.
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Ref. [ e.g. 3742]
Glossary [ e.g. cnidaria]
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