Hastula solida

Hastula solida
Two shells of Hastula solida
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
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 mollusk 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. 1 2 Hastula solida (Deshayes, 1855).  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 13 October 2012.


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