Ecology Summary - Thaisella chocolata

Ecology Summary - Thaisella chocolata

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Ecology of Thaisella chocolata

Main Ref.	Servicio Nacional de Pesca y Acuicultura., 2011
Remarks	It is found in the infralittoral zone (Ref. 105146). Found on rocky substrates and mixed sandy bottoms at intertidal and subtidal depths between 2 and 40 m (122167). Species belonging to the subfamily Rapaninae are known to be dominant molluscan predators on tropical rocky shores (Ref. 105330).

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 Thaisella chocolata may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: mobile; megabenthos; Soft Bottom: sand; Hard Bottom: rocky;
Substrate Ref.	Flores, D., A. Tejada, J. Alarcón Vélez, H. Sarmiento and R. Muñoz, 2019
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

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Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref.	Lomovasky, B.J., P.A. Gamero, L. Romero, F.N. Firstater, A.G. Salazar, F. Hidalgo, J. Tarazona and O.O. Iribarne, 2015
Feeding habit	hunting macrofauna (predator)
Feeding habit Ref.	Lomovasky, B.J., P.A. Gamero, L. Romero, F.N. Firstater, A.G. Salazar, F. Hidalgo, J. Tarazona and O.O. Iribarne, 2015

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
Ref.

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