BIOTIC

BIOTIC Species Information for Neocrania anomala
All Taxonomy Biology Distribution Reproduction

Researched by	Lizzie Tyler	Data supplied by	University of Sheffield
Refereed by	This information is not refereed.
Distribution and Habitat
Distribution in Britain & Ireland	From the Firth of Clyde up the west coast of Scotland including the Hebrides, Shetland, the south coast of England and the Isle of Man. In Ireland along the south coast, the north-west and the north-east.
Global distribution	From the Canary Isles, the Britain Isles, the Faeroe Isles, Norway, Iceland and Spitzbergen.
Biogeographic range	Not researched	Depth range
Migratory	Non-migratory / Resident
Distribution Additional Information	Absent from the Irish Sea and from the east coast of Britain.

Substratum preferences	Other species (see additional information) Bedrock Large to very large boulders Small boulders	Physiographic preferences	Open coast Offshore seabed Sealoch
Biological zone	Lower Infralittoral Upper Circalittoral Lower Circalittoral	Wave exposure	Moderately Exposed Sheltered Very Sheltered Extremely Sheltered Ultra Sheltered
Tidal stream strength/Water flow	Moderately Strong (1-3 kn) Weak (<1 kn) Very Weak (negligible)	Salinity	Full (30-40 psu)
Habitat Preferences Additional Information	Can often be found living on Modiolus sp. or empty scallop shells.
Distribution References	Brunton & Curry, 1979, James et al., 1992, Atkins & Rudwick, 1962, Harper, 1991, Rowell, 1960,