Communities of Arctic infralittoral coarse sediment
Description (English)
Moderately exposed habitats with coarse sand, gravelly sand, shingle and gravel in the infralittoral, are subject to disturbance by tidal steams and wave action. Such habitats found on the open coast or in tide-swept marine inlets are characterised by a robust fauna of infaunal polychaetes , cumacean crustacea and venerid bivalves. Habitats with the lancelet Branchiostoma lanceolatum may also occur.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code MB311 |
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Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Not available
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) | A5.13 | Infralittoral coarse sediment | narrower |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | A5.12 | Infralittoral coarse sediment | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | A4.11 | Animal communities in shallow-water gravels | narrower | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | A4.12 | Animal communities in shallow-water coarse sands | narrower | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | A4.11 | Animal communities in shallow-water gravels | narrower | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | A4.12 | Animal communities in shallow-water coarse sands | narrower | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | A4.13 | Animal communities in shallow-water coarse sands | narrower | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | A4.12 | Animal communities in shallow-water gravels | narrower | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | A4.12 | Animal communities in shallow gravels | narrower | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | A4.13 | Animal communities in shallow sands | narrower | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 | A4.12 | Animal communities in shallow gravels and sands | same | |
| MNCR BioMar 97.06 (Britain & Ireland) | IGS.FaS | Shallow sand faunal communities | narrower | |
| MNCR BioMar 97.06 (Britain & Ireland) | IGS.FaG | Shallow gravel faunal communities | narrower | |
| MNCR BioMar 96.7 (Britain & Ireland) | IGS.FaGS | same |
