Shoreline Habitat Classification
Estuarine, intertidal, hardpan, lagoon, eulittoral
Most lagoons in Washington state form behind sand-gravel spits and thus would not be placed into this hardpan category, which is rarely seen. No surveys have been done in such habitats.
Class ID
59
Class name
Estuarine, intertidal, hardpan, lagoon, eulittoral
Length
2.00
Primary substrate
Hardpan
Secondary substrate
Gravel
Tertiary substrate
Sand
Substrate stability
Stable
Substrate key details
Semi-solid rock, some overlying sand
Wave exposure
Protected
Blue book classes
[No class in 1990 publication]
Map/survey site examples
Jarrell Cove (Case Inlet)
Diagnostic species
Petricolaria pholadiformis
Zirfaea pilsbryi
Boccardia proboscidea
Balanus glandula