Ecology Summary - Nassarius dorsatus

Ecology Summary - Nassarius dorsatus

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Ecology of Nassarius dorsatus

Main Ref.	Springsteen, F.J. and F.M. Leobrera, 1986
Remarks	Common on muddy sand flats (Ref. 349). Seeks shelter by burrowing in sand. Actively forages for food during low tide. A scavenger most of the time but also a predator (Ref. 101234).

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 Nassarius dorsatus may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: mobile; Soft Bottom: sand; mud;
Substrate Ref.	Springsteen, F.J. and F.M. Leobrera, 1986
Special habitats	Other habitats: burrows;
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

संदर्भ	Poutiers, J.M., 1998
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	plants/detritus+animals (troph. 2.2-2.79)
Feeding type Ref.	Morton, B. and J.C. Britton, 2003
Feeding habit	variable
Feeding habit Ref.	Morton, B. and J.C. Britton, 2003

Trophic Level(s)

Estimation method	original sample		unfished population		टिप्पणी
Estimation method	Troph	s.e.	Troph	s.e.	टिप्पणी
From diet composition
From individual food items	4.19	0.30			Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
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