Ecology Summary - Hepatus pudibundus

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Ecology of Hepatus pudibundus

Main Ref.	Mantelatto, F.L.M. and M. Petracco, 1997
Remarks	Found on molluscan and other shells (Ref. 97531), in sandy and muddy areas with biodetritus (Ref. 122008).

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 Hepatus pudibundus may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: mobile; Soft Bottom: sand; mud;
Substrate Ref.	Felder, D.L., F. Alvarez, J.W. Goy and R. Lemaitre, 2009
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

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Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type
Feeding type Ref.
Feeding habit
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	3.22	0.47			Troph of juv./adults.
From individual food items	3.73	0.37			Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
Ref.	Mantelatto, F.L.M. and M. Petracco, 1997