Ecology Summary - Placuna ephippium

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Ecology of Placuna ephippium

Main Ref.	Poutiers, J.M., 1998
Remarks	Lying free, with its right valve underneath, in shallow water (Ref. 348). Mainly in subtidal sandy to muddy areas (Ref. 128042).

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 Placuna ephippium may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: mobile; Soft Bottom: sand ( fine, ); mud;
Substrate Ref.	Poutiers, J.M., 1998
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref.	Poutiers, J.M., 1998
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type
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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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