Ecology Summary - Adelomelon ancilla

Ecology of Adelomelon ancilla

Main Ref.	Rosenberg, G., 2009
Remarks	In shallow water near the shore, inhabiting mixed gravel and sand bottoms, (Ref. 106093). It is found on rocky bottoms with cobbles and shells from depths of 10 to 600 m (Ref. 87801). Infaunal (Ref. 106093). Usually carries on its shell the anemone Antholoba achates, which also lives attached to hard substrates within the same area. Feeds mainly on bivalves and secondarily on gastropods (Ref. 106092). Captures live prey by tightly engulfing it with the foot (Ref. 106093).

Main Ref.

Rosenberg, G., 2009

Remarks

In shallow water near the shore, inhabiting mixed gravel and sand bottoms, (Ref. 106093). It is found on rocky bottoms with cobbles and shells from depths of 10 to 600 m (Ref. 87801). Infaunal (Ref. 106093). Usually carries on its shell the anemone Antholoba achates, which also lives attached to hard substrates within the same area. Feeds mainly on bivalves and secondarily on gastropods (Ref. 106092). Captures live prey by tightly engulfing it with the foot (Ref. 106093).

Aquatic zones / Water bodies

	Marine - Neritic	Marine - Oceanic	Brackishwater	Freshwater
Marine zones / Brackish and freshwater bodies	supra-littoral zone littoral zone sublittoral zone	epipelagic mesopelagic epipelagic abyssopelagic hadopelagic	estuaries/lagoons/brackish seas mangroves marshes/swamps	rivers/streams lakes/ponds caves exclusively in caves

Highighted items on the list are where Adelomelon ancilla may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: mobile; endofauna (infauna); Soft Bottom: sand; Hard Bottom: rocky; rubble;
Substrate Ref.	Häussermann, V. and G. Försterra, 2009
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref.	Zabala, S., G. Bigatti, F. Botto, O.O. Iribarne and D.E. Galván, 2013
Associations
Associated with	Antholoba achates.
Association remarks	Antholoba achates lives attached to the shell of A. ancilla.
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref.	Zabala, S., G. Bigatti, F. Botto, O.O. Iribarne and D.E. Galván, 2013
Feeding habit	hunting macrofauna (predator)
Feeding habit Ref.	Zabala, S., G. Bigatti, F. Botto, O.O. Iribarne and D.E. Galván, 2013

Trophic Level(s)

Estimation method	original sample		unfished population		Remark
Estimation method	Troph	s.e.	Troph	s.e.	Remark
From diet composition
From individual food items	3.60	0.13			Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
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