Hastula solida

Hastula solida
Two shells of Hastula solida
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Terebridae
Genus:	Hastula
Species:	H. solida
Binomial name
Hastula solida (Deshayes, 1855)
Synonyms
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.

Description

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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

• 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.

External links

• "Hastula solida". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.

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