Truncatella californica

Truncatella californica
Truncatella californica Pfeiffer
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Truncatellidae
Genus: Truncatella
Species:
T. californica
Binomial name
Truncatella californica
Pfeiffer, 1857 [1]

Truncatella californica, common name of the Californian truncatella, is a species of very small amphibious (between sea and land) snail, a gastropod mollusk in the family Truncatellidae.

This species occurs on coastlines in the Eastern Pacific: in California and Baja California, Mexico. The adult size of the shell is 6 millimetres (0.24 in).[2]

Life Cycle and Mating Behavior

Members of the order Neotaenioglossa are mostly gonochoric and broadcast spawners. Embryos develop into planktonic trochophore larvae and later into juvenile veligers before becoming fully grown adults.[3]

References

  1. ^ Gary Rosenberg (2011). "Truncatella californica Pfeiffer, 1857". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved April 25, 2012.
  2. ^ "Distribution". Gastropods.com. Retrieved April 25, 2012.
  3. ^ "Truncatella californica, California truncatella". www.sealifebase.ca. Retrieved 2021-05-27.


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