Despite the great abundance and diversity of molluscs, only a few have attained “model
research organism” status. One of those species is the slipper snail Crepidula fornicata. Its …

An exhaustive study of existing data on the relationship between egg size and maximum
size of embryonic shells in 42 species of extant cephalopods demonstrated that these …

Effects of planktonic food supplies and temperature on pelagic fish larvae are thought to be
the primary environmental determinants of adaptive variation in egg size. Differences …

The calyptraeid gastropod Crepidula fornicata is native to the eastern coast of the United
States but has now become an extremely successful invader along much of the European …

During their reproductive period, females of Crepipatella dilatata deposit their embryos in
capsules that they then brood in the pallial cavity until juveniles emerge several weeks later …

Body size during larval development is one of the most important attributes of aquatic
animals. The optimal size for changing form or habitat may vary according to ecological traits …

Encapsulation of developing embryos imposes potential restrictions, because the capsule
wall must allow for adequate inward diffusion of oxygen and for increased diffusion of …

Crepipatella occulta n. sp. is described from the intertidal zone in northern Chile. This
species is morphologically cryptic with two other Crepipatella species from Chile …

Recent studies investigating vicariance and dispersal have been focused on correlating
major geological events with instances of taxonomic expansion by incorporating the fossil …

The gametogenic biology is described for seven species of gastropod from hydrothermal
vents in the East Pacific and from the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Species of the limpet genus …