Ecology of Epitonium bullatum
 
Main Ref. Poppe, G.T., 2008
Remarks Intertidal, to depths of 20 meters. Found under rocks and also associated with corals. Reported from Hong Kong to be found on the ceilings and walls of submarine caves (Ref. 126058).

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 Epitonium bullatum may be found.

Habitat

Substrate Benthic; Hard Bottom: rocky;
Substrate Ref. Lam, K., B. Morton and K.F. Leung, 2008
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref. Lam, K., B. Morton and K.F. Leung, 2008

Associations

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Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type
Feeding type Ref.
Feeding habit
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Trophic Level(s)

Estimation method original sample unfished population Remark
Troph s.e. Troph s.e.
From diet composition
From individual food items
Ref.
Ref. [ e.g. 3742]
Glossary [ e.g. cnidaria]
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