Ecology of Talparia talpa
 
Main Ref. Poutiers, J.M., 1998
Remarks Under slabs or in large coral heads, either on the external slope or in protected areas of the reef. Egg capsules densely laid in a big cluster about as wide as the length of the adult shell (Ref. 349).

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 Talparia talpa may be found.

Habitat

Substrate Benthic: mobile;
Substrate Ref. Springsteen, F.J. and F.M. Leobrera, 1986
Special habitats Coral Reefs; Corals: hard corals: ( on exoskeleton, );
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref. Poutiers, J.M., 1998
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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