The state of the beach |
Supratidal
zone |
This is land continuing in a high tide line and is the place where the
spray of the wave hangs. At the entrance of the rough gulf of the wave,
is higher than the inside of the calm gulf of the wave; is located. |
Intertidal
zone |
When the difference of the high and low tide is the biggest(spring tide),
this says the intervals from a seamark(the best highwater line) to a low-water line (the minimum low-water line).Because there is the most inhabiting shellfish in the intertidal zone,
it is distinguished more finely in the three Zone of the high tide Zone,
the medium tide Zone, the low water Zone.
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Subtidal zone |
The place where it continues in the low water zone and is depressed at
the time of ebb tide underwater and is not exposed in the atmosphere. |
・Natural history musium Kishiwada City issue
「水のいきものシリーズ第1集大阪湾・磯に生きる貝」
I quoted and edited more from this.
Main references of the English shellfish name
・Heibonsha(平凡社)「世界大博物図鑑 別巻2水生無脊椎動物」 |
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