Ecology Summary - Ensis magnus

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Ecology of Ensis magnus

Main Ref.	Hull, S., 1995
Remarks	Inhabits the subtidal region in soft bottoms of fine to medium-grained sand. Also found in areas influenced by estuarine outflows (Ref. 96507).

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 magnus may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: macrobenthos; Soft Bottom: sand ( fine, );
Substrate Ref.	Desroy, N., C. Warembourg, J. M. Dewarumez and J. C. Dauvin., 2002
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref.	Hull, S., 1995
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type
Feeding type Ref.
Feeding habit
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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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