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Ecology Summary - Sternaspis scutata
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Ecology of Sternaspis scutata
 
Main Ref. Salazar-Vallejo, S.I. and M.H. Londoño-Mesa, 2004
Remarks In well sorted sediments mainly composed of coarse to fine sand (Ref. 127093). A subsurface deposit-feeder (Refs. 96292, 96498). Surface deposit feeder (Ref. 108299). Motile burrower that uses an unarmed pharynx for feeding (Ref. 125872).

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 Sternaspis scutata may be found.

Habitat

Substrate Benthic: endofauna (infauna); Soft Bottom
Substrate Ref. Fauchald, K., A. Granados-Barba and V. Solis-Weiss, 2009
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref.
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type mainly plants/detritus (troph. 2-2.19)
Feeding type Ref. Gaudêncio, M.J. and H.N. Cabral, 2007
Feeding habit browsing on substrate
Feeding habit Ref. Gaudêncio, M.J. and H.N. Cabral, 2007

Trophic Level(s)

Estimation method original sample unfished population Remark
Troph s.e. Troph s.e.
From diet composition
From individual food items 2.00 0.00 Trophic level and s.e. inferred from exclusive plant/detritus food items.
Ref.
(e.g. 9948)
(e.g. cnidaria)
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