Cavoliniidae () |
3.3 cm DL (male/unsexed) |
pelagic; marine; depth range 0 - 1234 m |
Indo-Pacific, Western Atlantic and the Mediterranean Sea. Tropical and subtropical. |
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Filter feeder that strains microscopic organisms such as diatoms from the water (Ref. 866). Suspension feeder (Ref. 109264). Most abundant in the upper 100 m of the open ocean, but also common to the inner neritic zone (Ref. 83534). Dead shells washed up on the beaches (Ref. 88739). |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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