Ecology Summary - Cerithium scabridum

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Ecology of Cerithium scabridum

Main Ref.	Templado, J. and R. Villanueva, 2010
Remarks	Usually in shallow waters, on soft and hard substrata (Ref. 107882), and subtidal in sand (Ref. 130068). Members of the family Cerithiidae are herbivore-deposit feeders (Ref. 1385).

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 Cerithium scabridum may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: mobile; Soft Bottom: sand; Hard Bottom;
Substrate Ref.	Garilli, V. and T. Caruso, 2004
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

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Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly plants/detritus (troph. 2-2.19)
Feeding type Ref.	Morton, B. and J. Morton, 1983
Feeding habit	browsing on substrate
Feeding habit Ref.	Morton, B. and J. Morton, 1983

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
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