Main Ref. | Poutiers, J.M., 1998 |
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Remarks | Attached by byssus among rocks, underside of coral slabs, or nestling in crevices. Littoral and sublittoral (Ref. 348). Also occurs in shallow areas of lagoons where it is attached to dead corals (Ref. 65033). Dead shells found on the beaches (Ref. 88739). |
Marine - Neritic | Marine - Oceanic | Brackishwater | Freshwater | |
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Marine zones / Brackish and freshwater bodies |
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Substrate | Benthic: sessile; Hard Bottom: rubble; |
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Substrate Ref. | Oliver, P.G., A.M. Holmes, I.J. Killeen, J.M. Light and H. Wood, 2004 |
Special habitats | Beds: rock; Coral Reefs: lagoons; |
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Ref. | Poutiers, J.M., 1998 |
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Feeding type | mainly plants/detritus (troph. 2-2.19) |
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Feeding type Ref. | Ruppert, E.E., R.S. Fox and R.D. Barnes, 2004 |
Feeding habit | filtering plankton |
Feeding habit Ref. | Oliver, P.G., A.M. Holmes, I.J. Killeen, J.M. Light and H. Wood, 2004 |
Estimation method | original sample | unfished population | Remark | ||
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Troph | s.e. | Troph | s.e. | ||
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