Striatura meridionalis (Pilsbry and Ferriss, 1906) Southern Striate Page Two

    The egg pictured below, which measured ca. 0.5 mm. in maximum diameter, was deposited in captivity by a Striatura meridionalis on 3/19-20/2017 and is less than 24 hours old. The image inset shows the juvenile Striatura shortly after hatching on 4/5/2016. Digital images by Lori Schroeder.

Striatura meridionalis (Pilsbry and Ferriss, 1906) Southern Striate Egg And Hatchling

The image below shows the egg cracking on 4/5/2017 just prior to hatching.

Striatura meridionalis (Pilsbry and Ferriss, 1906) Southern Striate Egg

The image below shows the snail eight days of after hatching. The snail measures about 0.55 mm. in maximum diameter.

Striatura meridionalis (Pilsbry and Ferriss, 1906) Southern Striate

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