Hastula

Genus of gastropods From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Hastula is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Terebridae, the auger snails.[1]

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Hastula
Two shells of Hastula solida
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Terebridae
Genus: Hastula
H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853
Type species
Buccinum strigilatum
Linnaeus, 1758
Synonyms[1]
  • Acuminia Dall, 1908
  • Acus (Hastula) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 (original rank)
  • Engentelaria Rehder, 1980
  • Hastulina Oyama, 1961
  • Impages E. A. Smith, 1873
  • Terebra (Acuminia) Dall, 1908 (original rank)
  • Terebra (Hastula) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853
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Distribution

Species in this genus can be found in the Indo-Pacific Region, Australia and Tasmania.

Habitat and feeding habits

These are sand-dwelling snails that burrow into the sand no deeper than their length. These are carnivorous snails, feeding on polychaete worms.

Description

The shell is smooth and glossy. It is very high and turreted with impressed sutures. The shell shows axial sculpturing of crenulations below the slender ribs. There is often no spiral sculpture; some species show very weak spiral lines.[2]

Species

Species within the genus Hastula include:

Taxon inquirendum
Species brought into synonymy

References

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