Ecology Summary - Turbanella ambronensis

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Ecology of Turbanella ambronensis

Main Ref.	Todaro, M.A., J.W. Fleeger and W.D. Hummon, 1995
Remarks	This is a benthic interstitial species, found in beach and shorelines (Ref. 111259). Usually found in interstitial water of the supralittoral zone or in the sediment of the shallow sublittoral zone, in medium or fine, clean and well oxygenated sand (Ref. 2243). Occurs at the mid tide mark.

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 Turbanella ambronensis may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: demersal; Soft Bottom: sand ( fine, );
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref.	Hansson, H.G., 1998
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly plants/detritus (troph. 2-2.19)
Feeding type Ref.	Ruppert, E.E., R.S. Fox and R.D. Barnes, 2004
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
Ref.