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Reproductive Data for Euplica varians
egg diameter -
reproductive season April, May, August
development metamorphosis occurs when 4 1/2 whorls are complete; length: 1180 um; width: 770-780 um
occurrence plankton in Kaneohe Bay Sampan Channel and Dredged Island
references J.B. Taylor in Planktonic Prosobranch Veligers of Kaneohe Bay, 1975

Phylogenetic Information
phylum Mollusca
class Gastropoda (subclass Prosobranchia)
order Neogastropoda
family Columbellidae
genus Euplica
species varians
reproduction method sexual