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Common species on the sandy shores

Species that you may encounter (* = you are expected to know these species).

Latin name	Common Name	Habitat	Feeding type
Arthropoda: Chelicerata
Tachypleus tridentatus	Horseshoe crab	Surface Dweller	Predator
Arthropoda: Crustacea
Ocypode ceratophthalmus*	Ghost crab	Deep Burrower	Predator
Scopimera intermedia*	Sand-bubbler crab	Shallow Burrower	MudFeeder
Mictyris longicarpus*	Soldier crab	Temporary Burrower	Mud Feeder
Uca vocans*	Fiddler crab	Deep Burrower	Mud Feeder
Clibanarius infraspinatus	Hermit crab	Surface Dweller	Scavenger
Callianassa japonica	Mud-shrimp	Shallow Burrower	Filter Feeder
Upogebia major	Mud-shrimp	Shallow Burrower	Filter Feeder
Alpheus brevicristatus	Pistol shrimp	Shallow Burrower
Mollusca: Bivalvia
Capharca cornea	Bloody cockle	Shallow Burrower	Filter Feeder
Anadara granosa	Bloody cockle	Shallow Burrower	Filter Feeder
Katalysia japonica	Clam	Shallow Burrower	Filter Feeder
Paphia euglypta	Clam	Shallow Burrower	Filter Feeder
Tapes philippinarum*	Cockle	Shallow Burrower	Filter Feeder
Cyclina sinensis	Clam	Shallow Burrower	Filter Feeder
Anomalocardia squamosa*	False cockle	Shallow Burrower	Filter Feeder
Mollusca: Gastropoda
Batillaria zonalis*	Mud snail	Surface Dweller	Mud Feeder
Cerithidea rhizophorarum*	Mud snail	Surface Dweller	Mud Feeder
Clithon oualaniensis*	Polymorphic shell	Surface Dweller	Detritus Feeder
Nassarius festivus*	Nassa shell	Surface Dweller	Scavenger
Polinices sp.	Moon-shell	Shallow Burrower	Bivalve Predator
Natica sp.	Moon-shell	Shallow Burrower	Bivalve Predator
Philine orientalis	Shallow Burrower	Bivalve Predator
Mollusca: Cephalopoda
Euprymna berryi	Cuttle-fish	Mobile	Predator
Annelida
Cirratulus cirratus	-	Tube Dweller	Detritus Feeder
Perinereis cultrifera	Peacock worm	Mobile Burrower	Predator
Diopatra variabilis	-	Tube Dweller	Detritus Feeder
Sipuncula
Sipunculus nudus*	Deep Burrower	Detritus Feeder
Echiura
Ochetostoma erythrogrammon*	Inn keeper worm	Deep Burrower	DetritusFeeder
Nemertini
Lineus sp.	Ribbon worm	Deep Burrower	Detritus Feeder
Echinodermata
Archaster typicus	Starfish	Surface Dweller	Detritus Feeder
Salmacis sphaeroides	Sea urchin	Surface Dweller	Detritus Feeder
Chordata: Cephalochordata
Branchiostoma belcherii	Lancelet	Burrower	Filter Feeder
Brachiopoda
Lingula lingula	Lamp shell	Burrower	Filter Feeder