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Ocnus planci aggregations on sheltered sublittoral muddy sediment
SS.SMu.IFiMu.Ocn
Image Dominic Counsell - Aggregation of Ocnus planci on broken shell and cobbles. Image width ca 40 cm.
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SS.SMu.IFiMu.Ocn recorded (
) and expected (
) distribution in Britain and Ireland (see below)
Recorded distribution in Britain and Ireland
Habitat preferences
Temperature range preferences - Data deficient
Water clarity preferences - Data deficient
Limiting Nutrients - Not relevant
Other preferences - Hard substrata
Additional information
The biotope is characterized by the presence of hard substrata (cobbles, pebbles, gravel, and shell debris) in muddy or sandy habitats.
This review can be cited as follows:
Tyler-Walters, H. 2002. Ocnus planci aggregations on sheltered sublittoral muddy sediment. Marine Life Information Network: Biology and Sensitivity Key Information Sub-programme [on-line]. Plymouth: Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. [cited 21/05/2013]. Available from: <http://www.marlin.ac.uk/habitatpreferences.php?habitatid=325&code=2004>
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