Ecology Summary - Delectopecten vancouverensis

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Ecology of Delectopecten vancouverensis

Main Ref.	The British Flora and Fauna Database, 2007
Remarks	Commonly in a nest, attached to large sponges or crustaceans and other firm substrates (Ref. 95344).

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 Delectopecten vancouverensis may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: sessile; Soft Bottom: sand; mud;
Substrate Ref.	Harbo, R.M., 1997
Special habitats	Other habitats: other invertebrates (Usually attached to large sponges and crustaceans (Ref. 95344).);
Special habitats Ref.	Harbo, R.M., 1997

Associations

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Parasitism

feeding

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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
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