Crepidula fornicata and Mediomastus fragilis in variable salinity Atlantic infralittoral mixed sediment

Variable salinity mixed sediment characterised by the slipper limpet Crepidula fornicata and the polychaetes Mediomastus fragilis and Aphelochaeta marioni. Other numerically important taxa include the oligochaetes Tubificoides benedii, syllids such as Exogone naidina and Sphaerosyllis, and Nephtys hombergii. Lepidonotus squamatus and Scoloplos armiger may also be common. Shell debris and cobbles are colonised by the ascidians Ascidiella aspersa, Ascidiella scabra, Molgula sp. and Dendrodoa grossularia (the ascidians may not be recorded adequately by remote infaunal survey techniques). $$$Situation: This biotope occurs in the lower estuary where currents allow a stable environment to develop. It is associated with oyster beds and relict oyster beds, (MB2-222) in southern England and Wales. It may be found adjacent to or in conjunction with MB6-252 and MB4-241. It may be associated with MB4-233 and possibly form a component of MB6-242.

Código Eunis 2021: MB4242