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| Basic Information | Biotope classification | Ecology | Habitat preferences and distribution | Species composition | Sensitivity | Importance |
Abra alba, Nucula nitida and Corbula gibba in circalittoral muddy sand or slightly mixed sediment
SS.CMS._.AbrNucCor
SS.CMS._.AbrNucCor recorded (
) and expected (
) distribution in Britain and Ireland (see below)
UK and Ireland classification
| Major habitat | SS | Sublittoral sediments |
|---|---|---|
| Habitat complex | SS.CMS | Circalittoral muddy sands |
| Biotope complex | SS.CMS._ | |
| Biotope | SS.CMS._.AbrNucCor | Abra alba, Nucula nitida and Corbula gibba in circalittoral muddy sand or slightly mixed sediment |
Additional information
European Union Nature Information System (EUNIS) Habitat classification code: A4.271/B-CMS.AbrNucCor - Abra alba, Nucula nitida and Corbula gibba in circalittoral muddy sand or slightly mixed sediments (Davies & Moss, 1998).
This review can be cited as follows:
Budd, G.C. 2006. Abra alba, Nucula nitida and Corbula gibba in circalittoral muddy sand or slightly mixed sediment. Marine Life Information Network: Biology and Sensitivity Key Information Sub-programme [on-line]. Plymouth: Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. [cited 26/05/2013]. Available from: <http://www.marlin.ac.uk/habitatclassification.php?habitatid=62&code=1997>
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