BIOTIC

BIOTIC Species Information for Aequipecten opercularis
All Taxonomy Biology Distribution Reproduction

Researched by	Morvan Barnes	Data supplied by	MarLIN
Refereed by	This information is not refereed
Distribution and Habitat
Distribution in Britain & Ireland	Found on all British and Irish coasts.
Global distribution	Found in north-west Europe from Norway to the Shetlands and south to Spain and the Canary Isles and in the Meditteranean off the coasts of Malta and Greece.
Biogeographic range	Temperate to warm temperate.	Depth range	Found down to 100 m depth.
Migratory	Non-migratory / Resident
Distribution Additional Information

Substratum preferences	Gravel / shingle Coarse clean sand Fine clean sand Muddy sand Gravelley sand	Physiographic preferences	Open coast Offshore seabed Strait / sound Sealoch Ria / Voe Estuary Enclosed coast / Embayment
Biological zone	Lower Eulittoral Sublittoral Fringe Upper Infralittoral Lower Infralittoral Upper Circalittoral Lower Circalittoral	Wave exposure	Field unresearched
Tidal stream strength/Water flow	Field unresearched	Salinity	Full (30-40 psu)
Habitat Preferences Additional Information
Distribution References	NBN, 2002, Seaward, 1982, Fish & Fish, 1996, Hayward & Ryland, 1995b, Heilmayer et al., 2004, Kamenos et al., 2004, Seaward, 1982, Christensen, 1980,