Ecology Summary - Cellana testudinaria

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Ecology of Cellana testudinaria

Main Ref.	Higo, S., P. Callomon and Y. Goto, 1999
Remarks	Found on rocky intertidal shores (Ref. 128042), on volcanic rocks (Ref. 349) such as granite (Ref. 799). Occurs at the low tide mark (Ref. 349).

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 Cellana testudinaria may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: mobile; Hard Bottom: rocky;
Substrate Ref.	Springsteen, F.J. and F.M. Leobrera, 1986
Special habitats	Beds: rock;
Special habitats Ref.	Higo, S., P. Callomon and Y. Goto, 1999

Associations

Ref.	Poutiers, J.M., 1998
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type
Feeding type Ref.
Feeding habit	grazing on aquatic plants
Feeding habit Ref.

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
Ref.