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Infralittoral muddy sand

Description of Infralittoral muddy sand

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creatorIdentity remo
creationTime 2017-08-16T16:38:13.807
Last Maintainer Identity remo
modificationTime 2016-03-16T18:42:49
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Non-cohesive muddy sand (with 5% to 20% silt/clay) in the infralittoral zone, extending from the extreme lower shore down to more stable circalittoral zone at about 15-20 m. The habitat supports a variety of animal-dominated communities, particularly polychaetes (Magelona mirabilis, Spiophanes bombyx and Chaetozone setosa), bivalves (Fabulina fibula and Chamelea gallina) and the urchin Echinocardium cordatum.