Ecology Summary - Conus lividus

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Ecology of Conus lividus

Main Ref.	Poutiers, J.M., 1998
Remarks	It is found in intertidal and shallow sublittoral areas (Ref. 128042), from depths of 10 to 30 meters (Ref. 337), with rocky and sandy substrates (Ref. 799). Common in coral reef areas (Ref. 128042). 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 lividus may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: mobile; Soft Bottom: sand; mud; Hard Bottom;
Substrate Ref.	Poutiers, J.M., 1998
Special habitats	Beds: rock; Coral Reefs: lagoons;
Special habitats Ref.	Pante, E., M. Adjeroud, P. Dustan, L. Penin and M. Schrimm, 2006

Associations

Ref.	Poutiers, J.M., 1998
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref.	Reichelt, R.E., 1982
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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