Ecology Summary - Conus chaldaeus

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Ecology of Conus chaldaeus

Main Ref.	Tröndlé, J. and R. von Cosel, 2005
Remarks	On shallow rocky flats (Ref. 799). Found on dead shells along beaches (Ref. 88739). A vermivore (Ref. 96679).

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 chaldaeus may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: mobile; Soft Bottom: sand; Hard Bottom: rocky;
Substrate Ref.	Springsteen, F.J. and F.M. Leobrera, 1986
Special habitats	Coral Reefs;
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

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

feeding

Feeding type	mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref.	Kohn, A.J. and G.H. Orians, 1962
Feeding habit	hunting macrofauna (predator)
Feeding habit Ref.	Duda, T.F. Jr. and S.R. Palumbi, 2004

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			Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
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