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>