Ecology of Ancilla farsiana
 
Main Ref. Fatemeh, A.Y., J. Mahshid, P. Fatemeh, H. Elahi and R. Hamid, 2014
Remarks Found in fine mud (Ref. 107942). In general, members of the family Olividae are carnivores (Ref. 67623).

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 Ancilla farsiana may be found.

Habitat

Substrate Benthic; Soft Bottom: mud;
Substrate Ref. Kilburn, R.N., 1981
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref.
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref. Valentine, J.W., K. Roy and D. Jablonski, 2002
Feeding habit
Feeding habit Ref.

Trophic Level(s)

Estimation method original sample unfished population Remark
Troph s.e. Troph s.e.
From diet composition
From individual food items
Ref.
Ref. [ e.g. 3742]
Glossary [ e.g. cnidaria]
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