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Ecology Summary - Nitidiscala tincta
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Ecology of Nitidiscala tincta
 
Main Ref. Pacific Northwest Shell Club, 2014
Remarks Associated with the sea anemone, Anthopleura elegantissima and the giant green anemone, A. xanthogrammica, where it typically feeds. Burrows in sand when exposed at low tide (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 Nitidiscala tincta may be found.

Habitat

Substrate Benthic: mobile; demersal; Soft Bottom: sand;
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 Anthopleura elegantissima; A. xanthogrammica.
Association remarks Feeds on the tentacles of sea anemones (Ref. 95344).
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.
(e.g. 9948)
(e.g. cnidaria)
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