Cerithium muscarum Say, 1832 Flyspeck Cerith Laying Eggs
Cerithium muscarum Say, 1832 Flyspeck Cerith Laying Eggs

Cerithium muscarum Say, 1832 Flyspeck Cerith Laying Eggs

Tigertail Beach, Marco Island, Collier County, Florida 1/5/2014. Digital images by Amy Tripp.

    According to Houbrick (1973, 1974) hatching of the young snails takes place in about two weeks and the young emerge in a crawling stage. The juveniles grow to adult stages in a few months and their life span is about one year.

Houbrick, R.S., 1973. Studies on the reproductive biology of the genus Cerithium (Gastropoda: Prosobranchia) in the western Atlantic. Bull. Mar. Sci. 23(4): 875-904. 31 December <http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/umrsmas/bullmar>

Houbrick, R., 1974. Growth studies on the genus Cerithium (Gastropoda: Prosobranchia) with notes on ecology and microhabitats. The Nautilus 88(1): 14-27. 29 January <http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/33812#page/24/mode/1up>