Ecology Summary - Ensis macha

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Ecology of Ensis macha

Main Ref.	Lasta, M., N.F. Ciocco, C. Bremec and C. Roux, 1998
Remarks	Deep burrowing species (Ref. 93290). Found in coastal waters (Ref. 1051996), from low intertidal (Ref. 122429) to depths of 55 m (Ref. 105196, 122429). Found buried in shallow subtidal soft bottoms, specifically in coarse sandy sediments or silty sands at depths of 2 to 50 (Ref. 105111). Also found in fine sand (Ref. 93290).

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 Ensis macha may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: endofauna (infauna); Soft Bottom: sand ( coarse, fine, ); silt; mud;
Substrate Ref.	Lasta, M., N.F. Ciocco, C. Bremec and C. Roux, 1998
Special habitats	Other habitats: burrows;
Special habitats Ref.	Gordillo, S., 1999

Associations

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Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly plants/detritus (troph. 2-2.19)
Feeding type Ref.	Gordillo, S., J. Rabassa and A. Coronato, 2010
Feeding habit	filtering plankton
Feeding habit Ref.	Gordillo, S., J. Rabassa and A. Coronato, 2010

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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