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| Basic Information | Biotope classification | Ecology | Habitat preferences and distribution | Species composition | Sensitivity | Importance |
Moerella spp. with venerid bivalves in infralittoral gravelly sand
SS.SCS.ICS.MoeVen
SS.SCS.ICS.MoeVen recorded (
) and expected (
) distribution in Britain and Ireland (see below)
SS.SCS.ICS.MoeVen is not listed under any importance categories.
Marine natural heritage importance
| Listed under | |
|---|---|
| National importance | |
| Habitat Directive feature (Annex 1) |
Biotope importance
The biotope is probably an important source of food for opportunistic predatory fish such as gurnards, dragonets and whiting, and benthic scavengers such as whelks.
Exploitation
Additional information
This review can be cited as follows:
Durkin, O.C. 2009. Moerella spp. with venerid bivalves in infralittoral gravelly sand. Marine Life Information Network: Biology and Sensitivity Key Information Sub-programme [on-line]. Plymouth: Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. [cited 23/05/2013]. Available from: <http://www.marlin.ac.uk/habitatimportance.php?habitatid=388&code=2004>
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