Ecology Summary - Turbo crassus

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Ecology of Turbo crassus

Main Ref.	Poutiers, J.M., 1998
Remarks	Near reefs, in shallow subtidal waters.

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 Turbo crassus may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic;
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats	Coral Reefs: lagoons;
Special habitats Ref.	Vieux, C., 2013

Associations

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

feeding

Feeding type	mainly plants/detritus (troph. 2-2.19)
Feeding type Ref.	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 2016
Feeding habit	grazing on aquatic plants
Feeding habit Ref.	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 2016

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	2.00	0.00			Trophic level and s.e. inferred from exclusive plant/detritus food items.
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