| Truncatella californica | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Truncatellidae |
| Genus: | Truncatella |
| Species: | T. californica
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| Binomial name | |
| Truncatella californica | |
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[edit]
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[edit]
- ^ Gary Rosenberg (2011). "Truncatella californica Pfeiffer, 1857". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved April 25, 2012.
- ^ "Distribution". Gastropods.com. Retrieved April 25, 2012.
- ^ "Truncatella californica, California truncatella". www.sealifebase.ca. Retrieved 2021-05-27.