Concept: Circalittoral coarse sediment in the eunishabitats vocabulary

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Concept URI	http://eunis.eea.europa.eu/eunishabitats/A5.14
Preferred label	Circalittoral coarse sediment
Definition	Tide-swept circalittoral coarse sands, gravel and shingle generally in depths of over 15-20m. This habitat may be found in tidal channels of marine inlets, along exposed coasts and offshore. This habitat, as with shallower coarse sediments, may be characterised by robust infaunal polychaetes, mobile crustacea and bivalves. Certain species of sea cucumber (e.g. [Neopentadactyla]) may also be prevalent in these areas along with the lancelet [Branchiostoma lanceolatum].
Notation	A5.14
Status	Valid
Status Modified	2014-01-31
Accepted Date	2014-01-31
Not Accepted Date
Has broader	A5.1 (Sublittoral coarse sediment) in biodiversity/eunishabitats
Has narrower	A5.141 ([Pomatoceros triqueter] with barnacles and bryozoan crusts on unstable circalittoral cobbles and pebbles) in biodiversity/eunishabitats A5.142 ([Mediomastus fragilis], [Lumbrineris] spp. and venerid bivalves in circalittoral coarse sand or gravel) in biodiversity/eunishabitats A5.143 ([Protodorvillea kefersteini] and other polychaetes in impoverished circalittoral mixed gravelly sand) in biodiversity/eunishabitats A5.144 ([Neopentadactyla mixta] in circalittoral shell gravel or coarse sand) in biodiversity/eunishabitats A5.145 ([Branchiostoma lanceolatum] in circalittoral coarse sand with shell gravel) in biodiversity/eunishabitats A5.146 (Scallops on shell gravel and sand with some sand scour) in biodiversity/eunishabitats
Has exact match	http://eunis.eea.europa.eu/habitats/593