Truncatella californica


Truncatella californica, common name of the Californian truncatella, is a species of very small amphibious 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.

Life Cycle and Mating Behavior

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.