Ecology Summary - Conus magus

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Ecology of Conus magus

Main Ref.	Galope-Bacaltos, D.G., J. Goud and R.M. Coronado, 2050
Remarks	Found in shallow subtidal (Ref. 3204) up to possibly 100 m for juveniles (Ref. 98471). Inhabits sandy coral reef and shallow bays, hiding underneath rocks and dead corals (Ref. 98471), in shallow waters and intertidal shores (Ref. 128042). Feeds on fish and polychaetes (Ref. 3204).

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 Conus magus may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: mobile; Soft Bottom: sand;
Substrate Ref.	The Academy of Natural Sciences, 2006
Special habitats	Beds: rock; Coral Reefs;
Special habitats Ref.	The Academy of Natural Sciences, 2006

Associations

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Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	plants/detritus+animals (troph. 2.2-2.79)
Feeding type Ref.	The Academy of Natural Sciences, 2006
Feeding habit
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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	3.72	0.56			Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
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