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Ecology Summary - Rapana venosa
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Ecology of Rapana venosa
 
Main Ref. Tan, K.S., 2000
Remarks Rapa whelks are generally encountered in areas to depths of 30 m in the Black Sea; on sandy bottoms at 15 m covered by Zostera sp. and Cymodocea nodosa meadows (Ref. 7956). Also occurs in rocky and muddy habitat (Ref. 87909). Feeds on bivalves (Ref. 87979).

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 Rapana venosa may be found.

Habitat

Substrate Benthic: mobile; Soft Bottom: mud; Hard Bottom: rocky;
Substrate Ref. Culha, M., 2004
Special habitats Beds: sea grass;
Special habitats Ref. Butakov, E.A., V.D. Chuhchin, M.B. Cherkasova and S.G. Lelekov, 1997

Associations

Ref. Harding, J.M., R. Mann, P. Moeller and M.S. Hsia, 2009
Associations parasitism;
Associated with Alexandrium molinatum, a dinoflagellate, affects the muscle that results in paralysis and then death (Ref. 87963).
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref. Savini, D. and A. Occhipinti-Ambrogi, 2005
Feeding habit hunting macrofauna (predator)
Feeding habit Ref. Savini, D. and A. Occhipinti-Ambrogi, 2005

Trophic Level(s)

Estimation method original sample unfished population Remark
Troph s.e. Troph s.e.
From diet composition
From individual food items 3.10 0.30 Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
Ref.
(e.g. 9948)
(e.g. cnidaria)
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