Ecology Summary - Acanthocardia tuberculata

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Ecology of Acanthocardia tuberculata

Main Ref.	Tagmouti-Talha, F., A. Moutaouakkil, N. Taib, A. Mikou, M. Talbi, K. Fellat-Zerrouk and M. Blaghen, 2000
Remarks	Found in fine and well sorted sand (Refs. 2723, 2780). An active suspension-feeder (Ref. 96376) and deposit-feeder (Ref. 2743).

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 Acanthocardia tuberculata may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: sessile; endofauna (infauna); Soft Bottom: sand ( fine, ); mud;
Substrate Ref.	Peharda, M., D. Ezgeta-Balić, M. Radman, N. Sinkjević, N. Vrgoč and I. Isajlović, 2012
Special habitats	Other habitats: burrows;
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref.	Tagmouti-Talha, F., A. Moutaouakkil, N. Taib, A. Mikou, M. Talbi, K. Fellat-Zerrouk and M. Blaghen, 2000
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly plants/detritus (troph. 2-2.19)
Feeding type Ref.	Carlier, A., P. Riera, J.-M. Amouroux, J.-Y. Bodiou and A. Grémare, 2007
Feeding habit	filtering plankton
Feeding habit Ref.	Carlier, A., P. Riera, J.-M. Amouroux, J.-Y. Bodiou and A. Grémare, 2007

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
Ref.