Epidirella xanthophaes
Epidirella xanthophaes is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids.[1]
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Description
The length of the shell varies between 18 mm and 28 mm.
Biology
Members of the order Neogastropoda are mostly gonochoric and broadcast spawners. Life cycle: Embryos develop into planktonic trocophore larvae and later into juvenile veligers before becoming fully grown adults.[2]
Life Cycle and Mating Behavior
Embryos develop into planktonic trocophore larvae and later into juvenile veligers before becoming fully grown adults.[3]
Distribution
This marine species occurs off New South Wales and Tasmania, Australia, at depths between 37 m and 161 m.
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References
- "Epidirella xanthophaes". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 21 February 2012.
- Ruppert; Fox; Barnes (2004). Invertebrate Zoology (7th ed.). Thomson Learning Inc. p. 990.
- Tucker, John H. (2004). Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca:Gastropoda). Magnolia Press. ISBN 978-1-877354-50-2.
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