Ecology of Oenopota pyramidalis
 
Main Ref. Piepenburg, D., N.V. Chernova, C.F. von Dorrien, J. Gutt, A.V. Neyelov, E. Rachor, L. Saldanha and M.K. Schmid, 1996
Remarks Also found on hard bottom (Ref. 117373). This species is an epifaunal carnivore (Ref. 120591).

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 Oenopota pyramidalis may be found.

Habitat

Substrate Benthic; Soft Bottom Hard Bottom;
Substrate Ref. Kedra, M., S. Gromisz, R. Jaskula, J. Legezynska, B. Maciejewska, E. Malec, A. Opanowski, K. Ostrowska, M. Weodarska-Kowalczuk and J. Weslawski, 2010
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref. Piepenburg, D., N.V. Chernova, C.F. von Dorrien, J. Gutt, A.V. Neyelov, E. Rachor, L. Saldanha and M.K. Schmid, 1996
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref. Piazza, V., 2013
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.
Ref. [ e.g. 3742]
Glossary [ e.g. cnidaria]
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