Ecology Summary - Turbo cornutus

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Ecology of Turbo cornutus

Main Ref.	Kojima, S, R. Segawa and I. Hayashi, 1997
Remarks	Found in intertidal to 40 m, on rocks (Ref. 75835). Sublittoral macroalgal grazer. Exhibits diurnal rhythm, feeds more actively at night (Ref. 114778).

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 Turbo cornutus may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: mobile; Hard Bottom: rocky;
Substrate Ref.	Kojima, S, R. Segawa and I. Hayashi, 1997
Special habitats	Beds: rock;
Special habitats Ref.	Higo, S., P. Callomon and Y. Goto, 1999

Associations

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Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly plants/detritus (troph. 2-2.19)
Feeding type Ref.	Chan, B.K.K. and R. Huang, 2000
Feeding habit	grazing on aquatic plants
Feeding habit Ref.	Chan, B.K.K. and R. Huang, 2000

Trophic Level(s)

Estimation method	original sample		unfished population		Remark
Estimation method	Troph	s.e.	Troph	s.e.	Remark
From diet composition
From individual food items	2.00	0.00			Trophic level and s.e. inferred from exclusive plant/detritus food items.
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