Ecology Summary - Nerita plicata

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Ecology of Nerita plicata

Main Ref.	Smith, B.D., 2003
Remarks	Found in intertidal reefs and boulders (Refs. 337, 75835). Living on rocks about half-tide mark, very rare (Ref. 88739).

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 Nerita plicata may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: mobile;
Substrate Ref.	State of hawaii, 2020
Special habitats	Beds: rock; Coral Reefs;
Special habitats Ref.	Oliver, W.R.B., 1914

Associations

Ref.	Smith, B.D., 2003
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	plants/detritus+animals (troph. 2.2-2.79)
Feeding type Ref.	Abbott, R.T., 1991
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
From individual food items
Ref.