Ecology Summary - Cyrtodaria siliqua

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Ecology of Cyrtodaria siliqua

Main Ref.	Rosenberg, G., 2009
Remarks	Inhabits deep waters. Completely buries itself in fine sand (Refs. 104163, 104337). Suspension feeder (Ref. 104163). In general, suspension feeding bivalves mainly depend on phytoplankton and detritus material for nutrition (Ref. 107088).

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 Cyrtodaria siliqua may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: sessile; endofauna (infauna); Soft Bottom: sand ( fine, );
Substrate Ref.	Simonarson, L.A., 1974
Special habitats	Other habitats: burrows;
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

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Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly plants/detritus (troph. 2-2.19)
Feeding type Ref.	Simonarson, L.A., 1974
Feeding habit	filtering plankton
Feeding habit Ref.	Simonarson, L.A., 1974

Trophic Level(s)

Estimation method	original sample		unfished population		Commento
Estimation method	Troph	s.e.	Troph	s.e.	Commento
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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