Ecology Summary - Cerithium columna

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Ecology of Cerithium columna

Main Ref.	Smith, B.D., 2003
Remarks	Found at depths of 15 to 25 m, on alga-covered rock (Ref. 337), and intertidal in sand (Ref. 130068). Also from offshore reefs and lagoons (Ref. 75835) and on coral reef flats or shallow tide pools generally on thin sandy layer, which may often be bound by algal filaments (Ref. 87884). Members of the family Cerithiidae are herbivore-deposit feeders (Ref. 1385).

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 Cerithium columna may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: mobile; Soft Bottom: sand;
Substrate Ref.	Springsteen, F.J. and F.M. Leobrera, 1986
Special habitats	Coral Reefs: reef flats;
Special habitats Ref.	Rehder, H.A., 1980

Associations

Ref.	Smith, B.D., 2003
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly plants/detritus (troph. 2-2.19)
Feeding type Ref.	Morton, B. and J. Morton, 1983
Feeding habit	browsing on substrate
Feeding habit Ref.	Morton, B. and J. Morton, 1983

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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