Ecology Summary - Venus verrucosa

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Ecology of Venus verrucosa

Main Ref.	Fischer, W., G. Bianchi and W.B. Scott (eds.), 1981
Remarks	An active suspension feeder (Ref. 96376).

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 Venus verrucosa may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: endofauna (infauna); megabenthos; Soft Bottom: sand ( coarse, fine, ); silt;
Substrate Ref.	Perez, V., F. Olivier, R. Tremblay, U. Neumeier, J. Thébault, L. Chauvaud and T. Meziane, 2013
Special habitats	Beds: algae/seaweed;
Special habitats Ref.	Perez, V., F. Olivier, R. Tremblay, U. Neumeier, J. Thébault, L. Chauvaud and T. Meziane, 2013

Associations

Ref.	Fischer, W., G. Bianchi and W.B. Scott (eds.), 1981
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly plants/detritus (troph. 2-2.19)
Feeding type Ref.	Perez, V., F. Olivier, R. Tremblay, U. Neumeier, J. Thébault, L. Chauvaud and T. Meziane, 2013
Feeding habit	filtering plankton
Feeding habit Ref.	Perez, V., F. Olivier, R. Tremblay, U. Neumeier, J. Thébault, L. Chauvaud and T. Meziane, 2013

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	2.00	0.00			Trophic level and s.e. inferred from exclusive plant/detritus food items.
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