Hastula solida
Appearance
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Hastula solida (Deshayes, 1855)
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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.
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Distribution
This marine species occurs in the tropical Indo-Pacific off Aldabra, the Mascarene Basin, New Guinea and Fiji.
References
- ^ a b Hastula solida (Deshayes, 1855). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 13 October 2012.
- 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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