Life Cycle
The main aspects of the life cycle of gastropods include:
- Egg laying and the eggs of gastropods
- The Embryonic development of gastropods
- The larvae or larval stadium: some gastropods may be trochophore and/or veliger
- Estivation and hibernation (each of these are present in some gastropods only)
- The growth of gastropods
- Courtship and mating in gastropods: fertilisation is internal or external according to the species. External fertilisation is common in marine gastropods.
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