BIOTIC

BIOTIC Species Information for Owenia fusiformis
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	Widespread around British and Irish coasts.
Global distribution	Widely distributed in coastal regions throughout northwest Europe, the Mediterranean, the Indian Ocean and the Pacific.
Biogeographic range	Not researched	Depth range
Migratory	Non-migratory / Resident
Distribution Additional Information	The cosmopolitan nature of Owenia fusiformis has been questioned by Koh & Bhaud (2001) who suggest a review of the Oweniidae because its taxonomy is now very old and more than one species may be included in Owenia fusiformis records.

Substratum preferences	Fine clean sand Muddy sand Sandy mud	Physiographic preferences	Open coast Offshore seabed Estuary
Biological zone	Mid Eulittoral Lower Eulittoral Sublittoral Fringe Bathybenthic (Bathyal)	Wave exposure	Insufficient information
Tidal stream strength/Water flow	Weak (<1 kn)	Salinity	Variable (18-40 psu) Full (30-40 psu)
Habitat Preferences Additional Information	None entered
Distribution References	Hayward & Ryland, 1995b, Hayward et al., 1996, JNCC, 1999, Picton & Costello, 1998, Bruce et al., 1963, Koh & Bhaud, 2001, Hayward & Ryland, 1990,