Shinkailepas at different life stages. (IMAGE)

University of Tokyo

Shinkailepas at different life stages.

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(Left) A vent-dwelling limpet retaining its brown larval shell. (Right) A swimming larva with two earlike structures called velum. ©2026 Yahagi et al. CC-BY-ND

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