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Ecology of Mimachlamys crassicostata
 
Main Ref. Bernard, F.R., Y.Y. Cai and B. Morton, 1993
Remarks Found on coastal waters (Ref. 106874). Discretely motile suspension feeder (Ref. 125928).

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 Mimachlamys crassicostata may be found.

Habitat

Substrate Benthic: endofauna (infauna); Soft Bottom: sand; Hard Bottom: rocky;
Substrate Ref. Bernard, F.R., Y.Y. Cai and B. Morton, 1993
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.
Feeding habit filtering plankton
Feeding habit Ref.

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)
Entered by Huang, Bonnie on 07.02.08
Modified by Parakikay, Timothy on 03.15.22
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