Hastula solida
Species of gastropod
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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]
| Hastula solida | |
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| 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[1] | |
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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.
