Name - Ergalatax contractus

Life Sciences Identifier (LSID)

urn:lsid:organismnames.com:name:1648584 [metadata]

Variants and Synonyms

• Ergalatax contractus (Reeve 1846)

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Reported Taxonomic Hierarchies

Recent Publications

• Initial predation and parasitism by muricid whelks demonstrated by the correspondence between drilled holes and their apparent enveloper.
• Comparison of penetration costs and ingestion speeds among muricid gastropods with different foraging strategies.
• Scavenging behaviour by Ergalatax contractus (Gastropoda: Muricidae) and interactions with Nassarius nodifer (Gastropoda: Nassariidae) in the Cape d'Aguilar Marine Reserve, Hong Kong.
• The presence of scavengers increases the vulnerability of juvenile abalone to predatory fish.
• Shelter effects of coralline algal turfs: protection for Turbo cornutus juveniles from predation by a predatory gastropod and wrasse.

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