Egg Capsules and Young of the Gastropod Pyrulofusus deformis (Neptuneidae) at Barrow, Alaska
Describes two egg capsules of snails collected in 1963, and compares shell dimensions of three juveniles from one of the capsules with those of subadult and adult animals. The large capsules and few, large, non-pelagic young that develop in them are interpreted as an adaptation for reproduction in c...
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| Language: | English |
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The Arctic Institute of North America
1964
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| Online Access: | https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/66534 |
| Summary: | Describes two egg capsules of snails collected in 1963, and compares shell dimensions of three juveniles from one of the capsules with those of subadult and adult animals. The large capsules and few, large, non-pelagic young that develop in them are interpreted as an adaptation for reproduction in cold seas. |
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