Ecology Summary - Calliostoma zizyphinum

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Ecology of Calliostoma zizyphinum

Main Ref.	Demir, M., 2003
Remarks	Occurs in low intertidal to deep circalittoral, on hard (Ref. 124754) and soft substrates (Ref. 114530). Collected from the sublittoral fringe during spring tides (Ref. 124753). This is a free-living species (Ref. 3123). It is a grazer (Refs. 96498, 124754) and predator on sessile preys (Ref. 124754).

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 Calliostoma zizyphinum may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: demersal; Soft Bottom: sand ( coarse, ); Hard Bottom;
Substrate Ref.	Hily, C. and M. Bouteille, 1999
Special habitats	Beds: sea grass;
Special habitats Ref.	Hily, C. and M. Bouteille, 1999

Associations

Ref.	Demir, M., 2003
Associations	parasitism;
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism	outside host

feeding

Feeding type	plants/detritus+animals (troph. 2.2-2.79)
Feeding type Ref.	Hily, C. and M. Bouteille, 1999
Feeding habit	other
Feeding habit Ref.	Le Pape, O., L. Baulier, A. Cloarec, J. Martin, F. Le Loc'h and Y. Désaunay, 2007

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
Ref.

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