Ecology Summary - Conus imperialis

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Ecology of Conus imperialis

Main Ref.	Smith, B.D., 2003
Remarks	Found along the continental shelf (Ref. 3204), in intertidal sandy areas up to a depth of 75 meters (Ref. 128042). Feeds on polychaetes (Ref. 3204). A vermivore (Ref. 96679).

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 Conus imperialis may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: mobile; Soft Bottom: sand;
Substrate Ref.	The Academy of Natural Sciences, 2006
Special habitats	Coral Reefs;
Special habitats Ref.	The Academy of Natural Sciences, 2006

Associations

Ref.	Smith, B.D., 2003
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref.	The Academy of Natural Sciences, 2006
Feeding habit	hunting macrofauna (predator)
Feeding habit Ref.	Duda, T.F. Jr. and S.R. Palumbi, 2004

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	3.06	0.26			Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
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