Zirfaea crispata (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Oval Piddock)

Interactions where Zirfaea crispata is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Stage Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season
animal animal grows inside dead, marine, submerged, waterlogged: low water to 3-4 fathoms wood Rare [Trees] broadleaved and coniferous trees British Bivalve Seashells, Tebble, N., 1966
 /Animalia/Mollusca/Bivalvia/Myoida/Pholadidae/Zirfaea crispata/Zirfaea crispataoval piddockanimal Plant / grows inside /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Trees/Treesbroadleaved and coniferous treesdead, marine, submerged, waterlogged: low water to 3-4 fathomswoodRare

Interactions where Zirfaea crispata is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Filters:

Affected Part Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season Summary
mantle cavity mantle cavity is ectoparasitised by UK/Ireland Malacobdella grossa a ribbon worm Monostilifera: Malacobdellidae Nemerteans (2nd ed), Gibson, R., 1994
 /Animalia/Nemertea/Enopla/Monostilifera/Malacobdellidae/Malacobdella grossa/Malacobdella grossaa ribbon worm Animal / parasite / ectoparasiteUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Mollusca/Bivalvia/Myoida/Pholadidae/Zirfaea crispata/Zirfaea crispataoval piddockmantle cavity ectoparasitises mantle cavity

Author & YearTitleSource
Gibson, R., 1994Nemerteans (2nd ed)Synopses of the British Fauna (New Series), 24, 2nd edition edition, 224pp, Field Studies Council
Tebble, N., 1966British Bivalve Seashells212pp, British Museum (Natural History)

Zirfaea crispata (Oval Piddock) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesZirfaea crispata (Oval Piddock)
SubfamilyPHOLADINAE (a subfamily of molluscs)
FamilyPHOLADIDAE (piddocks)
SuperfamilyPHOLADOIDEA (a superfamily of molluscs)
OrderMYOIDA (an order of molluscs)
InfraclassEuheterodonta (an infraclass of molluscs)
SubclassHETERODONTA (a subclass of bivalve molluscs)
ClassBIVALVIA (bivalves)
PhylumMOLLUSCA (slugs, snails, bivalves, octopus, sea slugs)
SuperphylumLOPHOTROCHOZOA (molluscs and relatives)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Zirfaea crispata (Oval Piddock)

Zirfaea crispata (Oval Piddock) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Zirfaea crispata (Oval Piddock):

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