Main Ref. | Cutler, E.B., 1994 |
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Remarks | Coastal to abyssal (Ref. 19); live in solitary bases of solitary corals that have overgrown small gastropods; forming a commensal relationship (Ref. 776 and 1842, page 220). Found in discarded gastropod or scaphopod shells; from shallow, warm water live (Ref. 1840, page 220). A surface deposit-feeder (Ref. 96376). |
Marine - Neritic | Marine - Oceanic | Brackishwater | Freshwater | |
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Marine zones / Brackish and freshwater bodies |
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Substrate | Benthic: demersal; endofauna (infauna); Soft Bottom: sand; mud; |
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Substrate Ref. | Açik, S., G.V. Murina, M.E. Çinar and Z. Ergen, 2005 |
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Special habitats Ref. | Cutler, E.B., 1994 |
Ref. | Açik, S., G.V. Murina, M.E. Çinar and Z. Ergen, 2005 |
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Associations | commensalism; |
Associated with | Mostly in shells (Ref. 19); Caulerpa racemosa and Halophila stipulacea; Posidonia oceanica; Rissoa violacea; Vermiliopsis infundibulum; Cystoseira crinita; |
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Parasitism |
Feeding type | plants/detritus+animals (troph. 2.2-2.79) |
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Feeding type Ref. | Carlier, A., P. Riera, J.-M. Amouroux, J.-Y. Bodiou and A. Grémare, 2007 |
Feeding habit | browsing on substrate |
Feeding habit Ref. | Carlier, A., P. Riera, J.-M. Amouroux, J.-Y. Bodiou and A. Grémare, 2007 |
Estimation method | original sample | unfished population | Remark | ||
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Troph | s.e. | Troph | s.e. | ||
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