(Say, 1817)
Zoea [Zaops ostreum, Zaops ostreum 1]
¥ Number of stages in the zoeal phase: 4.
¥ Morphological characters of first zoea [Table 7 First zoeae of Pinnotheridae]:
Carapace: spines absent; knobs absent.
Dorso-lateral knobs no spines abdominal somites.
Telson with median notch.
Antenna rudimentary.
Megalopa [no illustration available]
¥ Number of stages in the megalopal phase: 1.
Morphological characters of megalopa not described.
Larval stages described by Hyman, 1925; Sandifer, 1972; Sandoz and Hopkins, 1947.
Geographical distribution of adult
Occidental Atlantic: Massachusetts to South of Florida, Gulf of Mexico, The West Indies and Brazil (Pernambuco to Santa Catarina).
Depth range of adult
Intertidal zone - 10 m.