BIOTIC

BIOTIC Species Information for Neptunea antiqua
All Taxonomy Biology Distribution Reproduction

Researched by	Lizzie Tyler	Data supplied by	University of Sheffield
Refereed by	This information is not refereed.
Distribution and Habitat
Distribution in Britain & Ireland	Found throughout much of the British Isles and Ireland, less so in the south and off western Ireland.
Global distribution	Found in north-west Europe from Poland, Norway and the Shetlands (and possibly further north) to Spain and the Azores.
Biogeographic range	Temperate.	Depth range	15 - 1200 m
Migratory	Non-migratory / Resident
Distribution Additional Information

Substratum preferences	Coarse clean sand Fine clean sand Sandy mud Muddy sand Mud Gravelley sand Gravelly mud	Physiographic preferences	Open coast Offshore seabed Strait / sound Sealoch Ria / Voe Estuary
Biological zone	Upper Infralittoral Lower Infralittoral Upper Circalittoral Lower Circalittoral Circalittoral Offshore Bathybenthic (Bathyal)	Wave exposure	Field unresearched
Tidal stream strength/Water flow	Field unresearched	Salinity	Full (30-40 psu)
Habitat Preferences Additional Information
Distribution References	Hayward et al., 1996, NBN, 2002, Bruce et al., 1963, Howson & Picton, 1997, Hayward & Ryland, 1995b, Seaward, 1982, Christensen, 1980, Pearce & Thorson, 1967, Hayward & Ryland, 1990, Julie Bremner, unpub data,