Reproduction
Most land snails are monoecious meaning that they have both male and female reproductive organs (Hickman et al. 2009). The mating process of snails can last from two to twelve hours (snail-world.com).
Life Cycle of Fumonelix wheatleyi
The life cycle of terrestrial snails involves a juvenile
hatching directly from an egg which is classified as direct development (Hickman et
al. 2009). The juvenile then develops into an adult snail (Dourson
2010).
The eggs are then buried under tree stumps or logs so that
are protected (Dourson 2010). Once the egg hatches it goes into survival
mode and tries to find sources of calcium either by eating their own
shell or other eggs to get proper nutrients for the growth of its own
shell (snail-world.com). The snail will then take about three months to completely form into an adult snail and detach from its parents
(snail-world.com).