Reproductive Data for Crepidula aculeata

egg diameter	-
reproductive season	-
development	veliger larvae, coiled larval shell metamorphose into limpet-like adult; larvae reach competence in 40-56 days in coastal waters and in up to 73 days offshore
occurrence	Sampan Channel, Dredged Island, Coconut Island, Checker reef: Kaneohe Bay; Oahu subtidal rocks
references	1) J.L. Bell in Feeding and Growth of Prosobranch Veligers, 1993; 2) J.B. Taylor in Planktonic Prosobranch Veligers of Kaneohe Bay, 1975

Phylogenetic Information

phylum	Mollusca
class	Gastropoda (subclass Prosobranchia)
order	Neotaenioglossa
family	Calyptraeidae
genus	Crepidula
species	aculeata
reproduction method	sexual: eggs deposited on rockes and brooded under mantle near head.