Ecology of Scalpellum stearnsii
 
Main Ref. Rosell, N.C., 1981
Remarks Found in bathyal zone (Ref. 84412) attached on gastropod shell and crab carapace surfaces and boulders (Ref. 85157).

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 Scalpellum stearnsii may be found.

Habitat

Substrate Benthic: sessile; Soft Bottom: sand; mud;
Substrate Ref. Chan, B.K.K., 2009
Special habitats Other habitats: other invertebrates (Attached on gastropod shells, like Fusinus sp. And on a carrier shell, Xenophora pallidula.);
Special habitats Ref. Rosell, N.C., 1981

Associations

Ref. Rosell, N.C., 1981
Associations
Associated with Fusinus sp.; Xenophora pallidula.
Association remarks Attached on gastropod shells, like Fusinus sp. and on a carrier shell, Xenophora pallidula (Ref. 8061) and crab carapace surfaces (Ref. 85157).
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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