Family: |
Nassariidae (Nassa mud snails) |
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Environment: |
demersal; marine; depth range 3 - 30 m |
Distribution: |
Northeast Atlantic, Arctic and the Mediterranean. Subtropical to polar. |
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Biology: |
Maximum depth range from Ref. 96487. Carnivore; trophic level 2.6 (Ref. 96418); also a scavenger (Ref. 96488). Found in the sublittoral zone (Ref. 96487). Inhabits rocky, detritic sandy bottoms (Ref. 96485); and soft substrata (Ref. 96488). Found also in Laminara digitata forest (Ref. 96418) and Zostera marina beds (Ref. 96488). |
IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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