Hastula hectica
Species of gastropod
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Hastula hectica, common name the sandbeach auger, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Terebridae, the auger snails.[1]
| Hastula hectica | |
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| Apertural view of a shell of Hastula hectica | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Terebridae |
| Genus: | Hastula |
| Species: | H. hectica |
| Binomial name | |
| Hastula hectica (Linnaeus, 1758) | |
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Description
The length of the shell varies between 30 mm and 80 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Red Sea and the Indo-West Pacific.
