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| Main Ref. | Springsteen, F.J. and F.M. Leobrera, 1986 |
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| Remarks | Occurs from lower intertidal to upper subtidal on sand flats. Attached to dead bivalve shells and in commensal relationship with hermit crabs of the genera Diogenes and Clibanarius in shallow waters and Dardanus in deep waters (Ref. 107841). Members of the family Calyptraeidae are filter feeders (Ref. 107881). |
| Marine - Neritic | Marine - Oceanic | Brackishwater | Freshwater | |
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| Marine zones / Brackish and freshwater bodies |
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| Substrate | Benthic: sessile; Soft Bottom: sand ( level, ); |
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| Substrate Ref. | Springsteen, F.J. and F.M. Leobrera, 1986 |
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| Special habitats Ref. |
| Ref. | Yipp, W.M., 1980 |
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| Associations | commensalism; |
| Associated with | Diogenes; Clibanarius; Dardanus. |
| Association remarks | In Hong Kong, observed to be commensal with Clibanarius infraspinatus (Ref. 125869). |
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| Feeding habit | filtering plankton |
| Feeding habit Ref. | Sorokin, Y.I., 2013 |
| Estimation method | original sample | unfished population | Remark | ||
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| Troph | s.e. | Troph | s.e. | ||
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