| SeaLifeBase |
| Main Ref: | Leighton, D.L. 1974 | |||
| max | min | mod | Ref. | |
| Length at birth (mm) | ||||
| Preanal L. % TL |
| Place of development | planktonic | |||
| Larval area | southern California | |||
| Yolk-sac | Ref: | |||
| Yolk | Oil globules | |||
| Trocophore larvae are subcylindrical in outline bore a distinct prototroch and were yellow-tan in color. | ||||
| Striking feature | ||||
| Striking shape lateral | dorsal | |||
| Striking feature | ||||
| Shape of gut | ||||
| Gas bladder early | late | |||
| Spinal armature early | late | |||
| Veliger larvae have incipient cap-shaped shell and lobular velum. The shell grows and take the form of that of the typical gastropod snail complete with operculum, well-developed shell musculature, viscera, eye-spots, and velum. The foot and cephalic tentacles began to differentiate. Tissue pigmentation was predominantly beige, velar fringes were yellow, and the digestive gland was maroon. | ||||
| L 1st feeding | Ref. | Months of presence of larvae | ||||
| max | 2.1 | 105195 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr |
| min | 2 | 105195 | May | Jun | Jul | Aug |
| mod | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | ||
| Water parameters Metric characters |
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