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Spawning behaviour and egg capsules of Concholepas concholepas (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Muricidae)
Authors:J C Castilla  J Cancino
Institution:(1) Laboratorio de Zoología, Departamento Biología Ambiental y Poblaciones, Instituto de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
Abstract:Observations on the spawning behaviour of the commercially important muricid snail Concholepas concholepas are reported. The sequence of events relating to external transportation, molding and hardening, and attachment of the egg capsules to a substratum were timed and divided into 6 major events. The snails studied in the laboratory spawned between April and Septemer. These results and data from the literature reveal an all-year-round spawning activity for the species. The frequency, size and time of spawning were studied over 1 year. Spawning activity always began at night, suggesting that the species retains its spawning rhythm in the laboratory. These was a direct relationship between length of the snail and size of the capsules spawned. No nutritive eggs were found; the number per capsule varied between 668 and 14,250 according to capsule size. Hatching time varied between 69 and 128 days at 13.5° to 14.5°C.
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