Ecology of Heteropsammia cochlea
 
Main Ref. Veron, J.E.N., 2000
Remarks Free-living; mostly on soft horizontal and gently sloping sandy bottoms (Ref. 98471).

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 Heteropsammia cochlea may be found.

Habitat

Substrate Benthic: sessile; Soft Bottom: sand;
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats Coral Reefs;
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref. IUCN, 2014
Associations
Associated with Heterocyathus; Cycloseris;
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type
Feeding type Ref.
Feeding habit
Feeding habit Ref.

Trophic Level(s)

Estimation method original sample unfished population Remark
Troph s.e. Troph s.e.
From diet composition
From individual food items
Ref.
(e.g. 9948)
(e.g. cnidaria)
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