Ecology Summary - Calliostoma annulatum

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Ecology of Calliostoma annulatum

Main Ref.	Gallivan, G. and J. Danforth, 1999
Remarks	Occurs at low intertidal to subtidal levels. Omnivorous, feeds on kelp, detritus, diatoms, copepods, hydroids, and bryozoans. During good weather, they like to move up the stalks of the kelp towards the sun (Ref. 312). Also in 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 Calliostoma annulatum may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic; Hard Bottom: rocky;
Substrate Ref.	Gotshall, D.W., 2005
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref.	Gallivan, G. and J. Danforth, 1999
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	plants/detritus+animals (troph. 2.2-2.79)
Feeding type Ref.	Gallivan, G. and J. Danforth, 1999
Feeding habit	browsing on substrate
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	3.22	0.18			Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
Ref.