''Edwardsia claparedii'' is a species of

sea anemone Sea anemones ( ) are a group of predation, predatory marine invertebrates constituting the order (biology), order Actiniaria. Because of their colourful appearance, they are named after the ''Anemone'', a terrestrial flowering plant. Sea anemone ...

in the

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Edwardsiidae Edwardsiidae is a Family (biology), family of sea anemones. Edwardsiids have long thin bodies and live buried in sediments or in holes or crevices in rock. Genera The following genera are recognized within the family Edwardsiidae. * ''Drillactis ...

Distribution

Found frequently in depths of 5–30 m on all western coasts of British Isles and Atlantic coasts of southern Europe to the Mediterranean Sea.Picton, B.E. & Morrow, C.C., 2010
''Edwardsia claparedii'' (Panceri, 1869)
n/nowiki> Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland.

Habitat

Burrows in mud or muddy sand.

References

claparedii Cnidarians of the Atlantic Ocean Anthozoa of Europe Marine fauna of Europe Animals described in 1975 {{Actiniaria-stub