Ecology Summary - Dardanus lagopodes

Ecology Summary - Dardanus lagopodes

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Ecology of Dardanus lagopodes

Main Ref.	Davie, P.J.F., 2002
Remarks	Found along the neritic zone, in reef areas (Ref. 97241). Commonly inhabits broad-mouthed cone shells (Ref. 8423). Carnivore (Ref. 108396). Observed to feed on tridacnid clams in aquaria by chipping valve ends (Ref. 108392).

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 Dardanus lagopodes may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: mobile; Soft Bottom: mud; Hard Bottom: rocky; rubble;
Substrate Ref.	Fishelson, L., 1971
Special habitats	Coral Reefs: reef flats; Other habitats: other invertebrates (empty broad-mouthed cone shells);
Special habitats Ref.	Davie, P.J.F., 2002

Associations

संदर्भ	Vannini, M., G. Innocenti and R.K. Ruwa, 1993
Associations	commensalism;
Associated with	Mesacturoides fimbriatus; juvenile Gonodactylus sp. (stomatopods); Heteromysis harpax (mysid); Aretopsis amabilis (shrimp).
Association remarks	The mysid and shrimp may have the same role in cleaning the hermit shell.
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref.	Ghazali, S.R., 2006
Feeding habit	hunting macrofauna (predator)
Feeding habit Ref.	Ghazali, S.R., 2006

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
संदर्भ

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