| Family: |
Capitellidae () |
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| Environment: |
benthic; brackish; marine; depth range 13 - 195 m |
| Distribution: |
Atlantic Ocean, Mediterranean and Western Indian Ocean: from High Arctic to northern Gulf of Mexico and Brazil, Europe then east to Turkey and Gulf of Suez, Egypt. Polar to subtropical. |
| Diagnosis: |
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| Biology: |
Found in estuarine and inshore areas on sandbanks (Refs. 2780, 96352) and muddy bottoms. A surface deposit feeder (Refs. 87179, 96352) (Ref. 2780). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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| Threat to humans: |
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