Table 1. Functional axes used in this study.
Category | Levels |
Feeding mode | suspension feeding |
surface deposit-feeding | |
subsurface deposit-feeding | |
photosymbiosis | |
chemosymbiosis | |
carnivory | |
Substrate relationships | epifaunal |
infaunal siphonate | |
infaunal asiphonate | |
semi-infaunal | |
nestling | |
boring | |
Attachment mode | unattached |
byssate | |
cemented | |
Mobility | immobile |
mobile | |
swimming | |
Body Size | log2(√(shell length · height)) |