Ecology Summary - Lepidochitona hartwegii

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Ecology of Lepidochitona hartwegii

Main Ref.	Slieker, F.J.A., 2004
Remarks	Habitat: Intertidal to shallow subtidal (Ref. 289); found in southern California in the mid-tide zone at the rocky shores, especially at Little Corona and Palos Verdes (Ref. 310). Occurs at the mid tide mark.

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 Lepidochitona hartwegii may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Hard Bottom: rocky;
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats	(Associated with other animals: Pelvetia fastigiata; principal diet for the chiton (Ref. 310).);
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref.	Slieker, F.J.A., 2004
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	plants/detritus+animals (troph. 2.2-2.79)
Feeding type Ref.	Anonymous, 2001
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.