Ecology Summary - Lingula anatina

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Ecology of Lingula anatina

Main Ref.	Australian Biological Resources Study, 2000
Remarks	Benthic, intertidal, marine, shallow subtidal (Ref. 1456). Filter-feeder (Ref. 68823). Occurs in and burrows in sandy silt sparsely covered with seaweeds (Ref. 108067).

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 Lingula anatina may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: endofauna (infauna); Soft Bottom: sand; silt;
Substrate Ref.	Savazzi, E., 1991
Special habitats	Beds: algae/seaweed; Other habitats: burrows;
Special habitats Ref.	Savazzi, E., 1991

Associations

Ref.
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly plants/detritus (troph. 2-2.19)
Feeding type Ref.	Ruppert, E.E., R.S. Fox and R.D. Barnes, 2004
Feeding habit	filtering plankton
Feeding habit Ref.	Ruppert, E.E., R.S. Fox and R.D. Barnes, 2004

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
Ref.