Circalittoral sand
Description (English)
Circalittoral clean fine sands with less than 5% silt/clay
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
EUNIS habitat type | code MC5 |
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Relation to | Resolution 4 habitat type (used for designation of Emerald sites) |
Legal status
Relation to other habitat types mentioned in legal instruments
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Other classifications
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
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EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) | A5.25 | Circalittoral fine sand | wider |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) | A5.2 | Sublittoral sand | narrower |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) | A5.26 | Circalittoral muddy sand | wider |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) | A5 | Sublittoral sediment | narrower |
History
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type | Comment |
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EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | A5.26 | Circalittoral muddy sand | same | |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | A5 | Sublittoral sediment | same | |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | A5.25 | Circalittoral fine sand | same | |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | A5.2 | Sublittoral sand | same | |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | A4 | Sublittoral sediment | same | |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | A4.72 | Animal communities of deep circalittoral sandy bottoms | narrower | |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | A4.2 | Sublittoral sand | same | |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | A4.27 | Circalittoral muddy sand | same | |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | A4.72 | Animal communities of deep circalittoral sandy bottoms | narrower | |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | A4 | Sublittoral sediments | same | |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | A4.27 | Animal communities of circalittoral muddy sands | same | |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | A4.2 | Sublittoral sands and muddy sands | narrower | |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | A4 | Sublittoral sediments | same | |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | A4.2 | Sublittoral sands and muddy sands | same | |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | A4.28 | Animal communities of circalittoral muddy sands | same | |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | A4.71 | Animal communities of circalittoral muddy sands | same | |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | A4 | Sublittoral sediments | same | |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 | X16 | Sublittoral sediments | same | |
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 11.22 | Sublittoral soft seabeds | narrower | |
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 11.23 | Sublittoral pebbly seabeds | narrower | |
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 11.23 | Sublittoral pebbly seabeds | narrower | |
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 11.22 | Sublittoral soft seabeds | narrower | |
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 | 11.23 | narrower | ||
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 | 11.22 | narrower | ||
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 | 11.22 | narrower | ||
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 | 11.23 | narrower | ||
CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991 | 11.23 | narrower | ||
CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991 | 11.22 | narrower | ||
MNCR BioMar 97.06 (Britain & Ireland) | SS | Sublittoral sediments | same |