Ecology Summary - Crepidula walshi

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Ecology of Crepidula walshi

Main Ref.	Springsteen, F.J. and F.M. Leobrera, 1986
Remarks	Occurs from lower intertidal to upper subtidal on sand flats. Attached to dead bivalve shells and in commensal relationship with hermit crabs of the genera Diogenes and Clibanarius in shallow waters and Dardanus in deep waters (Ref. 107841). Members of the family Calyptraeidae are filter feeders (Ref. 107881).

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 Crepidula walshi may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: sessile; Soft Bottom: sand ( level, );
Substrate Ref.	Springsteen, F.J. and F.M. Leobrera, 1986
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref.	Yipp, W.M., 1980
Associations	commensalism;
Associated with	Diogenes; Clibanarius; Dardanus.
Association remarks	In Hong Kong, observed to be commensal with Clibanarius infraspinatus (Ref. 125869).
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type
Feeding type Ref.
Feeding habit	filtering plankton
Feeding habit Ref.	Sorokin, Y.I., 2013

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.