ðə pɛlˈædʒɪk vˈɛlɪdʒɚ lˈɑːɹviː ɐ lˈɑːɹvəl fˈɔːɹm kˈɑːmən tə vˈɛɹiəs mɚɹˈiːn ænd fɹˈɛʃwˈɔːɾɚ ɡˈæstɹəpˌɑːd ænd baɪvˈælv mˈɑːlʌsks ðˈɛn hˈætʃ, pɚsˈɪstɪŋ ɪnðə wˈɔːɾɚ kˈɑːlʌm fɔːɹ fˈoːɹtiːn tʊ ˈeɪɾi dˈeɪz ænd fˈiːdɪŋ pɹaɪmˈɛɹᵻli ˌɔn plˈæŋktən.
The pelagic veliger larvae (a larval form common to various marine and fresh-water gastropod and bivalve mollusks) then hatch, persisting in the water column for 14 to 80 days and feeding primarily on plankton.