| Family: |
Hiatellidae () |
| Max. size: |
5 cm SHL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
benthic; brackish; marine; depth range 0 - 800 m |
| Distribution: |
Circumglobal. Temperate to polar. |
| Diagnosis: |
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| Biology: |
Benthic. It is found in forests of Macrocystis pyrifera (Ref. 92889). Found on sand/sandy sediments and rubble (Refs. 93550, 93290) in reefs (Ref. 3209). Inhabits the intertidal zone, attached by byssus on algal holdfasts, mussel mats, in empty burrows of rock boring bivalves (Ref. 95344, 93290). Inhabits hard bottoms (Ref. 2780), found nestling in rocks and other solid objects (Ref. 53). Free-living (Refs. 3123, 93290). Specimens were taken from logs washed up on the beaches (Ref. 88739). Suspension feeder (Ref. 66387). Reported from Hong Kong to be found on the ceilings and walls of submarine caves (Ref. 126058). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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| Threat to humans: |
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