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▪ Nemertea
Cerastoderma edule (Linnaeus, 1758)
Biota (-) > Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Bivalvia (Class) > Autobranchia (Subclass) > Heteroconchia (Infraclass) > Euheterodonta > Imparidentia (Superorder) > Cardiida (Order) > Cardioidea (Superfamily) > Cardiidae (Family) > Lymnocardiinae (Subfamily) > Cerastodermatini (Tribe) > Cerastoderma (Genus)
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Morphology
Body shape

Flexibility

Fragility

Supporting structures/skeleton

Skeleton material

Body size

Body size group

Weight

Movement
Relative adult mobility

Movement type of adult

Degree of attachment of adult

Migration

Adult dispersal potential

Larval/juvenile dispersal potential

Movement type of larva/juvenile

Behaviour
Habitat modification

Sediment reworking type

Dependency

Sociability

Feeding method

Food type/diet

Feeding apparatus

Feeds on

Predated by

Life history
Life span

Regeneration potential

Age at maturity

Reproduction strategy

Reproductive frequency

Reproductive season

Reproductive type

Fecundity (number of eggs)

Egg/propagule size

Fertilization

Synchronization of spawning

Parental care/brood protection

Egg/clutch location

Larval and juvenile development

Developmental mechanism

Larval stage duration

Larval settlement substratum

Metamorphosis type

Distribution
Environmental position

Substratum

Sediment dwelling depth

Vertical zonation

Habitat preferences

Water flow/tidal streams

Wave exposure

Salinity

Tolerance

Origin

Invasiveness

Impact

Pathways/vector
