Ecology of Ischnochiton yerburyi
 
Main Ref. Dell'Angelo, B., A. Bonfitto, M. Taviani and B. Sabelli, 2003
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).

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 Ischnochiton yerburyi may be found.

Habitat

Substrate Benthic: endofauna (infauna); Soft Bottom: sand ( coarse, ); Hard Bottom: rocky; rubble;
Substrate Ref. Anseeuw, B. and Y. Terryn, 2003
Special habitats Beds: rock; Coral Reefs: lagoons;
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref. Dell'Angelo, B., A. Bonfitto, M. Taviani and B. Sabelli, 2003
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type
Feeding type Ref.
Feeding habit
Feeding habit Ref.

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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