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. 2014 Jul 18;9(7):e101494. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0101494

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))