Ecology Summary - Terebralia palustris

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Ecology of Terebralia palustris

Main Ref.	Poutiers, J.M., 1998
Remarks	Abundant and conspicuous generally in brackish-water areas of the Indo-West Pacific (Ref. 349). Found on coastal mud flats (Ref. 799). Intertidal on the surface of mud in mangroves (Refs. 801, 102838) and soft water logged soil (Ref. 801). Members of the family Potamididae feed on algae and detritus (Ref. 349).

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 Terebralia palustris may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: mobile; Soft Bottom: mud;
Substrate Ref.	Springsteen, F.J. and F.M. Leobrera, 1986
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref.	Poutiers, J.M., 1998
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly plants/detritus (troph. 2-2.19)
Feeding type Ref.	Poutiers, J.M., 1998
Feeding habit
Feeding habit Ref.

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.