| Main Ref. | Selin, N.I., 2001 | 
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| Remarks | A sediment-feeder and bio-scavenger; ingests organic matter in sediment, e.g., bacteria, protozoa, diatoms, plant and animal debris including faeces (Ref. 77143). | 
| Marine - Neritic | Marine - Oceanic | Brackishwater | Freshwater | |
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| Marine zones / Brackish and freshwater bodies | 
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| Substrate | Benthic: mobile; Soft Bottom: sand; mud; Hard Bottom: rocky; | 
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| Substrate Ref. | Selin, N.I., 2001 | 
| Special habitats | Beds: algae/seaweed; bivalve; Coral Reefs; | 
| Special habitats Ref. | Selin, N.I., 2001 | 
| Ref. | Pivkin, M.V., 2000 | 
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| Associations | |
| Associated with | The following fungal species may be found in its intestines: Acremonium fusidioides, Alternaria alternata, Chaeotomium olivaceum, Cladosporium atrospermum, C. brevicompactum, C. sphaerospermum, Dendryphiella arenaria, Oidiodendron truncatum, Penicillium brevicompactum, P. commune, P. herquei, Trichoderma aureoviride, T. harzianum, T. viride. | 
| Association remarks | |
| Parasitism | 
| Feeding type | mainly plants/detritus (troph. 2-2.19) | 
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| Feeding type Ref. | Wen, B, Q.F. Gao, S.L. Dong, Y.R. Hou and H.B. Yu, 2016 | 
| Feeding habit | browsing on substrate | 
| Feeding habit Ref. | Wen, B, Q.F. Gao, S.L. Dong, Y.R. Hou and H.B. Yu, 2016 | 
| Estimation method | original sample | unfished population | Remark | ||
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| Troph | s.e. | Troph | s.e. | ||
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| From individual food items | 2.37 | 0.00 | Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine. | ||
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