Ecology of Scaliola arenosa
 
Main Ref. Shirmohammadi, M., B. Doustshenas, S. Dehghan Mediseh, A. Savari and N. Sakhaei, 2012
Remarks Members of the family Cerithiidae are herbivore-deposit feeders (Ref. 1385).

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 Scaliola arenosa may be found.

Habitat

Substrate Benthic;
Substrate Ref. Shirmohammadi, M., B. Doustshenas, S. Dehghan Mediseh, A. Savari and N. Sakhaei, 2012
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref.
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type mainly plants/detritus (troph. 2-2.19)
Feeding type Ref. Morton, B. and J. Morton, 1983
Feeding habit browsing on substrate
Feeding habit Ref. Morton, B. and J. Morton, 1983

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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