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Reproductive Data for Littoraria scabra (Linne)
egg diameter 75 um
reproductive season continuous
development ovoviviparous; eggs develop within mantle cavity; released at late veliger stage
occurrence protected shores (i.e. harbors and breakwaters)
references J.A. Whipple in The Comparative Ecology of the Hawaiian Littorina, 1967

Phylogenetic Information
phylum Mollusca
class Gastropoda (subclass Prosobranchia)
order Neotaenioglossa
family Littorinidae
genus Littoraria
species scabra (Linne)
reproduction method sexual