Truncatella californica

Truncatella californica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	Caenogastropoda; Hypsogastropoda; Littorinimorpha ; Neotaenioglossa
Superfamily:	Rissooidea
Family:	Truncatellidae
Subfamily:
Genus:	Truncatella
Species:	T. californica
Binomial name
	Truncatella californica; Pfeiffer, 1857

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 trocophore larvae and later into juvenile veligers before becoming fully grown adults.^[3]

References[]

^ 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.

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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.

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