Ecology Summary - Volvarina charbarensis

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Ecology of Volvarina charbarensis

Main Ref.	McGhie, H.A., 2008
Remarks	Found on medium non-granular sandy bottoms, and little or no muddy areas (Ref. 129317), Members of the family Marginellidae are predatory (Ref. 108677).

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 Volvarina charbarensis may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic; Soft Bottom: sand;
Substrate Ref.	Boyer, F., 2017
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.	Strong, E.E., O. Gargominy, W.F. Ponder and P. Bouchet, 2008
Feeding habit	hunting macrofauna (predator)
Feeding habit Ref.	Strong, E.E., O. Gargominy, W.F. Ponder and P. Bouchet, 2008

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
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