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Truncatella californica

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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

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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

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  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.