Main Ref. | Dell'Angelo, B., A. Bonfitto, M. Taviani and B. Sabelli, 2003 |
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Remarks | Intertidal to shallow subtidal. Found under medium-sized granite rocks or dead coral slabs, slightly buried in coarse sand (Ref. 1726). Most chitons are microphagous feeders that consume fine algae and other organisms they scrape via their radula (Ref. 833). |
Marine - Neritic | Marine - Oceanic | Brackishwater | Freshwater | |
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Marine zones / Brackish and freshwater bodies |
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Substrate | Benthic: endofauna (infauna); Soft Bottom: sand ( coarse, ); Hard Bottom: rocky; rubble; |
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Substrate Ref. | Anseeuw, B. and Y. Terryn, 2003 |
Special habitats | Beds: rock; Coral Reefs: lagoons; |
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Ref. | Dell'Angelo, B., A. Bonfitto, M. Taviani and B. Sabelli, 2003 |
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Estimation method | original sample | unfished population | Remark | ||
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Troph | s.e. | Troph | s.e. | ||
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