Ecology Summary - Cymatium muricinum

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Ecology of Cymatium muricinum

Main Ref.	Poutiers, J.M., 1998
Remarks	Very common in shallow waters (Ref. 349). Found in muddy sand (Ref. 799) and sandy to coarse detritic coral bottoms (Ref. 349). Also found on sandy lagoon floors, lagoon shelves, fringing reefs and rocks from the low tide line. Reported near seagrass bed and in algal turf (Ref. 69146). On seagrass (Ref. 109264).

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 Cymatium muricinum may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: mobile; Soft Bottom: sand; mud; Hard Bottom: rocky;
Substrate Ref.	Springsteen, F.J. and F.M. Leobrera, 1986
Special habitats	Beds: algae/seaweed; sea grass; Coral Reefs: lagoons;
Special habitats Ref.	Govan, H., 1995

Associations

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

feeding

Feeding type	mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref.	Govan, H., 1995
Feeding habit
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	3.23	0.17			Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
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