Ecology Summary - Conus abbreviatus

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Ecology of Conus abbreviatus

Main Ref.	State of hawaii, 2020
Remarks	Mainly lives in benches and sandy substrate of reef platforms. Carnivore. Feeds exclusively on polychaete worms using its teeth that are connected to a venom gland and paralyzes its prey and swallows it whole (Ref. 122680).

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 Conus abbreviatus may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic; Soft Bottom: sand;
Substrate Ref.	State of hawaii, 2020
Special habitats	Coral Reefs;
Special habitats Ref.	State of hawaii, 2020

Associations

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Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref.	State of hawaii, 2020
Feeding habit
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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	3.06	0.26			Tentative trophic level derived from 1 + troph of a single food item
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