| Main Ref. | Servicio Nacional de Pesca y Acuicultura., 2011 |
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| Remarks | Occurs in the lowermost intertidal zone and immediate subtidal zone to 15 m on upper surfaces of rocks. In deep tide pools at low tide (Ref. 105490). Inhabits sublittoral rocky zone (Refs. 106267, 106270). Found on matrices of the tunicate Pyura praeputialis (Ref. 66198). Members of the Family Fissurellidae are herbivorous, grazing on algae (Ref. 104247). |
| Marine - Neritic | Marine - Oceanic | Brackishwater | Freshwater | |
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| Marine zones / Brackish and freshwater bodies |
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| Substrate | Benthic: mobile; Hard Bottom: rocky; |
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| Substrate Ref. | Olivares, A., M. Bretos, R. Chihuailaf and A. Zenis, 1998 |
| Special habitats | Beds: algae/seaweed; |
| Special habitats Ref. | Villegas, M.J., J. Laudien, W. Sielfeld and W.E. Arntz, 2008 |
| Ref. | Villegas, M.J., J. Laudien, W. Sielfeld and W.E. Arntz, 2008 |
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| Associations | epiphytic; |
| Associated with | Lessonia trabeculata |
| Association remarks | Found in Lessonia trabeculata patches on barren ground. |
| Parasitism |
| Feeding type | mainly plants/detritus (troph. 2-2.19) |
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| Feeding type Ref. | Petuch, E. J. and R.F. Myers, 2014 |
| Feeding habit | grazing on aquatic plants |
| Feeding habit Ref. | Petuch, E. J. and R.F. Myers, 2014 |
| Estimation method | original sample | unfished population | Remark | ||
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| Troph | s.e. | Troph | s.e. | ||
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| From individual food items | 2.00 | 0.00 | Trophic level and s.e. inferred from exclusive plant/detritus food items. | ||
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