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.
| 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 | |
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.