Ecology Summary - Fissurella barbadensis

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Ecology of Fissurella barbadensis

Main Ref.	Leal, J.H., 2003
Remarks	Intertidal on rocky and other hard substrates; present in coral reef environments (Ref. 355).

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 Fissurella barbadensis may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: macrobenthos; Hard Bottom: rocky;
Substrate Ref.	Leal, J.H., 2003
Special habitats	Coral Reefs;
Special habitats Ref.	Leal, J.H., 2003

Associations

Ref.	Leal, J.H., 2003
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly plants/detritus (troph. 2-2.19)
Feeding type Ref.	Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn and E.F. Garcia, 2009
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.