BIOTIC Species Information for Philine catena
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| Researched by | Lizzie Tyler | Data supplied by | University of Sheffield | ||||||||||||
| Refereed by | This information is not refereed. | ||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy | |||||||||||||||
| Scientific name | Philine catena | Common name | Lobe shell | ||||||||||||
| MCS Code | Recent Synonyms | ||||||||||||||
| Phylum | Mollusca | Subphylum | |||||||||||||
| Superclass | Class | Gastropoda | |||||||||||||
| Subclass | Order | Cephalaspidea | |||||||||||||
| Suborder | Family | Philinidae | |||||||||||||
| Genus | Philine | Species | catena | ||||||||||||
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| Growth form | Feeding method | ||||||||||||||
| Mobility/Movement | Environmental position | ||||||||||||||
| Typical food types | Habit | ||||||||||||||
| Bioturbator | Flexibility | ||||||||||||||
| Fragility | Size | Very small(<1cm) | |||||||||||||
| Height | Growth Rate | ||||||||||||||
| Adult dispersal potential | Dependency | ||||||||||||||
| Sociability | |||||||||||||||
| Toxic/Poisonous? | No | ||||||||||||||
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| Distribution and Habitat | |||||||||||||||
| Distribution in Britain & Ireland | |||||||||||||||
| Global distribution | |||||||||||||||
| Biogeographic range | Depth range | ||||||||||||||
| Migratory | |||||||||||||||
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| Substratum preferences | Physiographic preferences | ||||||||||||||
| Biological zone | Wave exposure | ||||||||||||||
| Tidal stream strength/Water flow | Salinity | ||||||||||||||
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| Distribution References | Hayward & Ryland, 1990, | ||||||||||||||
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| Reproductive frequency | Regeneration potential | No | |||||||||||||
| Life span | Age at reproductive maturity | ||||||||||||||
| Generation time | Fecundity | ||||||||||||||
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