Ecology Summary - Nassarius gaudiosus

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Ecology of Nassarius gaudiosus

Main Ref.	Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University, 2007
Remarks	Known from immediate subtidal to 47 m (Ref. 337). On intertidal sandy mud flats (Ref. 799). Dead shells frequently washed up on the beaches (Ref. 88739).

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 Nassarius gaudiosus may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: mobile; Soft Bottom: sand; mud;
Substrate Ref.	Brook, F.J., 1998
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

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Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref.	Reichelt, R.E., 1982
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	3.06	0.26			Tentative trophic level derived from 1 + troph of a single food item
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