EUNIS habitat classification 2017 > M - Marine benthic habitats > MB2 - Infralittoral biogenic habitat > MB22 - Atlantic infralittoral biogenic habitat > MB222 - Bivalve reefs in the Atlantic infralittoral zone

Bivalve reefs in the Atlantic infralittoral zone

Description (English)

Infralittoral reefs in the Atlantic formed by bivalves such as Limaria hians and Ostrea edulis

Source: EUNIS habitat classification

Quick facts

EUNIS habitat type	code MB222
Relation to	Resolution 4 habitat type (used for designation of Emerald sites)

Legal status

Relation to other habitat types mentioned in legal instruments

Legal text	Annex	Name in legal text	Code in legal text	Habitat type relationship	More information
Convention on the conservation of European wildlife and natural habitats	Revised Annex I of Resolution 4 (1996) of the Bern Convention on endangered natural habitats types using the EUNIS habitat classification (year of revision 2010)	Estuaries	1130	Overlap	https://wcd.coe.int/ViewDoc....ckColorLogged=FDC864 Resolution No. 4 (1996) of the Bern Convention lists endangered natural habitats requiring specific conservation measures [and the designation of Areas of Special Conservation Interest (ASCIs) forming the Emerald network]
Convention on the conservation of European wildlife and natural habitats	Revised Annex I of Resolution 4 (1996) of the Bern Convention on endangered natural habitats types using the EUNIS habitat classification (year of revision 2010)	Large shallow inlets and bays	1160	Overlap	https://wcd.coe.int/ViewDoc....ckColorLogged=FDC864 Resolution No. 4 (1996) of the Bern Convention lists endangered natural habitats requiring specific conservation measures [and the designation of Areas of Special Conservation Interest (ASCIs) forming the Emerald network]
Convention on the conservation of European wildlife and natural habitats	Revised Annex I of Resolution 4 (1996) of the Bern Convention on endangered natural habitats types using the EUNIS habitat classification (year of revision 2010)	Reefs	1170	Narrower	https://wcd.coe.int/ViewDoc....ckColorLogged=FDC864 Resolution No. 4 (1996) of the Bern Convention lists endangered natural habitats requiring specific conservation measures [and the designation of Areas of Special Conservation Interest (ASCIs) forming the Emerald network]

Vegetation types

Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)

Not available

Species mentioned in habitat description

Invertebrates Limaria hians

Species scientific name	English common name	Species group
Limaria hians		Invertebrates

Other classifications

Classification	Code	Habitat type name	Relationship type
EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012)	A5.434	Limaria hians beds in tide-swept sublittoral muddy mixed sediment	wider
EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012)	A5.62	Sublittoral mussel beds on sediment	overlap
EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012)	A5.435	Ostrea edulis beds on shallow sublittoral muddy mixed sediment	wider

For relation to plant communities (syntaxa), see Vegetation types

History

Classification	Code	Habitat type name	Relationship type
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410	A5.62	Sublittoral mussel beds on sediment	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410	A5.435	Ostrea edulis beds on shallow sublittoral muddy mixed sediment	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410	A5.434	Limaria hians beds in tide-swept sublittoral muddy mixed sediment	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308	A4.64	Sublittoral mussel beds on sediment	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308	A4.442	Modiolus modiolus beds on circalittoral mixed sediment	narrower
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308	A4.63	Oyster beds	wider
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308	A4.631	Ostrea edulis beds on shallow sublittoral muddy sediment	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308	A4.423	Limaria hians beds in tide-swept sublittoral muddy mixed sediment	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308	A4.432	Mytilus edulis beds in variable salinity shallow-water mixed sediment	narrower
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202	A4.432	Mytilus edulis beds in variable salinity shallow-water mixed sediment	narrower
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202	A4.64	Structures formed by mussels over sublittoral sediment	narrower
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202	A4.442	Modiolus modiolus beds on circalittoral mixed sediment	narrower
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202	A4.63	Oyster beds	wider
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202	A4.631	Ostrea edulis beds on shallow sublittoral muddy sediment	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202	A4.423	Limaria hians beds in tide-swept sublittoral muddy mixed sediment	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910	A4.431	Ostrea edulis beds on shallow sublittoral muddy sediment	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910	A4.443	Limaria hians beds in tide-swept sublittoral muddy mixed sediment	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910	A4.452	Mytilus edulis beds in variable salinity shallow-water mixed sediment	narrower
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910	A4.43	Oyster beds	wider
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910	A4.492	Modiolus modiolus beds on circalittoral mixed sediment	narrower
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811	A4.92	Modiolus modiolus beds on circalittoral mixed sediment	narrower
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811	A4.43	Ostrea edulis beds	wider
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712	A4.42	Oyster beds	same
MNCR BioMar 97.06 (Britain & Ireland)	IMX.EstMx.MytV	Mytilus edulis beds in variable salinity infralittoral mixed sediment	narrower
MNCR BioMar 97.06 (Britain & Ireland)	IMX.Oy	Oyster beds	wider
MNCR BioMar 97.06 (Britain & Ireland)	CMX.ModMx	Modiolus modiolus beds on circalittoral mixed sediment	narrower
MNCR BioMar 97.06 (Britain & Ireland)	IMX.Oy.Ost	Ostrea edulis beds on shallow sublittoral muddy sediment	same
MNCR BioMar 97.06 (Britain & Ireland)	IMX.FaMX.Lim	Limaria hians beds in tide-swept sublittoral muddy mixed sediment	same
MNCR BioMar 96.7 (Britain & Ireland)	IMX.Ost		narrower

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