Ecology Summary - Patelloida conulus

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Ecology of Patelloida conulus

Main Ref.	Nakano, T. and T. Ozawa, 2005
Remarks	This species occurs mainly on the shell of Batillaria multiformis on sandy and muddy sedimentary shores at mid-intertidal level on rocks, but can also be found on the shell of B. cumingii, on boulders and empty shells (Refs. 7989, 75835).

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 Patelloida conulus may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: demersal;
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats	Beds: rock;
Special habitats Ref.	Higo, S., P. Callomon and Y. Goto, 1999

Associations

Ref.	Nakano, T. and T. Ozawa, 2005
Associations	commensalism;
Associated with	Batillaria multiformis, B. cumingii
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type
Feeding type Ref.
Feeding habit	grazing on aquatic plants
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.