Polycarpa aurita
Polycarpa aurita (Sluiter, 1890)
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Family:  Styelidae ()
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Environment:  sessile; marine; depth range 10 - 124 m
Distribution:  Indo-Pacific and Western Central Atlantic.
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Biology:  Minimum depth from Ref. 116065. Found at low tide up to 40 m depth, on silt, sand, and coral substrates (Ref. 1134); also on hard substrate (Ref. 116065); on the peat bank and roots and among Thalassia sp. on the pond bottom (Ref. 1758). Occurs at the low tide mark. Filter-feeder (Ref. 68823).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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