Hastula solida

Hastula solida
Two shells of Hastula solida
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Terebridae
Genus: Hastula
Species:
H. solida
Binomial name
Hastula solida
(Deshayes, 1855)
Synonyms[1]
  • Buccinum aciculatum Gmelin, 1791
  • Terebra clarkei M. Smith, 1912
  • Terebra solida Deshayes, 1857 (original combination)

Hastula solida, common name the solid auger, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Terebridae, the auger snails.[1]

Description

The length of the shell varies between 23 mm and 35 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the tropical Indo-Pacific off Aldabra, the Mascarene Basin, New Guinea and Fiji.

References

  1. ^ a b Hastula solida (Deshayes, 1855). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 13 October 2012.
  • Taylor, J.D. (1973). Provisional list of the mollusca of Aldabra Atoll.
  • Bratcher T. & Cernohorsky W.O. (1987). Living terebras of the world. A monograph of the recent Terebridae of the world. American Malacologists, Melbourne, Florida & Burlington, Massachusetts. 240pp.
  • Terryn Y. (2007). Terebridae: A Collectors Guide. Conchbooks & NaturalArt. 59pp + plates.
  • Severns M. (2011) Shells of the Hawaiian Islands - The Sea Shells. Conchbooks, Hackenheim. 564 pp.
  • Castelin M., Puillandre N., Kantor Yu. I., Modica M.V., Terryn Y., Cruaud C., Bouchet P. & Holford M. (2012) Macroevolution of venom apparatus innovations in auger snails (Gastropoda; Conoidea; Terebridae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 64: 21–44.
  • "Hastula solida". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.

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