Ecology Summary - Cypraecassis testiculus

Ecology Summary - Cypraecassis testiculus

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Ecology of Cypraecassis testiculus

Main Ref.	Rodríguez-Sevilla, L., R. Vargas and J. Cortés, 2009
Remarks	This species is found in intertidal and offshore coral reefs, on sand and seagrass habitats (Ref. 83934). Also on offshore banks (Ref. 109264).

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 Cypraecassis testiculus may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: mobile; Soft Bottom: sand;
Substrate Ref.	Nebelsick, J.H. and M. Kowalewski, 1999
Special habitats	Beds: sea grass; Coral Reefs: reef flats;
Special habitats Ref.	Nebelsick, J.H. and M. Kowalewski, 1999

Associations

Ref.
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref.	Hughes, R.N. and H.P.I. Hughes, 1981
Feeding habit	hunting macrofauna (predator)
Feeding habit Ref.	Hughes, R.N. and H.P.I. Hughes, 1981

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	3.00	0.00			Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
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