Reproductive Data for Cellana exarata (Reeve)
egg diameter | 142-162 um (X=160 um) |
reproductive season | September-November and March-May; during new moon |
development | indirect (trochophor, ealy and late veliger) |
occurrence | exposed rocky intertidal shores (primarily the upper-intertidal and supratidal zones) e.g. Makai Pier, Oahu |
references | G.C.Corpuz in Life History Traits Influencing Vertical Zonation in the Hawaiian Intertidal Species of Cellana, 1983 |
Phylogenetic Information
phylum | Mollusca |
class | Gastropoda (subclass Prosobranchia) |
order | Archaeogastropoda |
family | Patellidae |
genus | Cellana |
species | exarata (Reeve) |
reproduction method | Sexual |