Diogenidae (left-handed hermit crabs) |
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benthic; marine; depth range 5 - 750 m |
Indo-West Pacific, Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean. |
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Minimum depth from Ref. 82060. Bathyal. Inhabits continental shelf and slope (Ref. 2782). It is eurybathic, on coastal detritic bottoms to bathyal muds (Ref. 105665). Uses shells of Bittium latreilli (Ref. 105639). Opportunistic scavenger and predator. Feeds on live crabs, dead shells and fishes (Ref. 106108). Other isotope data (δ15N=9.66±0.25, Ref. 106518). |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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harmless |
C: Ref. 96908. |
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