Ecology Summary - Epitonium indianorum

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Ecology of Epitonium indianorum

Main Ref.	Lamb, A., D. Gibbs and C. Gibbs, 2011
Remarks	Found along the intertidal to subtidal zone to depths of 20 m. Associated with the tealia anemones, Urticina crassicornis and U. lofotensis, where it feeds (Ref. 95344).

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 Epitonium indianorum may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: demersal;
Substrate Ref.	Harbo, R.M., 1997
Special habitats	Other habitats: other invertebrates (Refer to associations.);
Special habitats Ref.	Harbo, R.M., 1997

Associations

Ref.	Harbo, R.M., 1997
Associations	commensalism;
Associated with	Urticina crassicornis; U. lofotensis.
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type
Feeding type Ref.
Feeding habit
Feeding habit Ref.

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
Ref.