''Hastula'' is a
genus
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of
sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for slow-moving marine gastropod molluscs, usually with visible external shells, such as whelk or abalone. They share the taxonomic class Gastropoda with slugs, which are distinguished from snails primarily by the ...
s, marine
gastropod
The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...
mollusk
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s in the
family
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Terebridae
The Terebridae, commonly referred to as auger shells or auger snails, is a group or family of small to large predatory marine gastropods in the superfamily Conoidea.Gofas, S. (2012). Terebridae. World Register of Marine Specie2012-10-12
These ga ...
, the auger snails.
Distribution
Species in this genus can be found in the Indo-Pacific Region,
Australia
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and
Tasmania
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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
Polychaeta () is a paraphyletic class (biology), class of generally marine invertebrate, marine annelid worms, common name, commonly called bristle worms or polychaetes (). Each body segment has a pair of fleshy protrusions called parapodia that ...
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.
Species
Species within the genus ''Hastula'' include:
* ''
Hastula aciculina''
(Lamarck, 1822)
* ''
Hastula acumen''
(Deshayes, 1859)
* ''
Hastula alboflava''
Bratcher, 1988
* ''
Hastula albula''
(Menke, 1843)
* ''
Hastula androyensis''
Bozzetti, 2008
* ''
Hastula anomala''
(Gray, 1834)
* ''
Hastula anosyana''
(Bozzetti, 2016)
* ''
Hastula apicina''
(Deshayes, 1859)
* ''
Hastula apicitincta''
(G. B. Sowerby III, 1900)
* ''
Hastula bacillus''
(Deshayes, 1859)
* † ''
Hastula beyrichi''
(Semper, 1861)
* ''
Hastula casta''
(Hinds, 1844)
* ''
Hastula celidonota''
(Melvill & Sykes, 1898)
* ''
Hastula cernohorskyi''
R. D. Burch, 1965
* ''
Hastula cinerea''
(Born, 1778)
* ''
Hastula continua''
(Deshayes, 1859)
* ''
Hastula crossii''
(Deshayes, 1859)
* ''
Hastula cuspidata''
(Hinds, 1844)
* ''
Hastula daniae''
(Aubry, 2008)
* ''
Hastula denizi''
Rolàn & Gubbioli, 2000
* ''
Hastula diversa''
(E. A. Smith, 1901)
* ''
Hastula engi''
Malcolm & Terryn, 2017
* ''
Hastula escondida''
(Terryn, 2006)
* ''
Hastula exacuminata''
Sacco, 1891
* † ''
Hastula farinesi''
(Fontannes, 1881)
* ''
Hastula filmerae''
(G.B. Sowerby III, 1906)
* ''
Hastula hamamotoi''
Tsuchida & Tanaka, 1999
* ''
Hastula hastata''
(Gmelin, 1791)
* ''
Hastula hectica''
(Linnaeus, 1758)
* † ''
Hastula houstonia''
(Harris, 1895)
* ''
Hastula imitatrix''
(Aufenberg & Lee, 1988)
* ''
Hastula inconstans''
(Hinds, 1844)
* ''
Hastula kiiensis''
Chino & Terryn, 2019
* ''
Hastula knockeri''
(E.A. Smith, 1872)
* ''
Hastula lanceata''
(Linnaeus, 1767)
* ''
Hastula lanterii''
Terryn, 2018
* ''
Hastula leloeuffi''
Bouchet, 1982
* ''
Hastula lepida''
(Hinds, 1844)
* ''
Hastula luctuosa''
(Hinds, 1844)
* ''
Hastula marqueti''
(Aubry, 1994)
* ''
Hastula maryleeae''
Burch, 1965
* ''
Hastula matheroniana''
(Deshayes, 1859)
* ''
Hastula nana''
(Deshayes, 1859)
* ''
Hastula natalensis''
(E. A. Smith, 1903)
* ''
Hastula nimbosa''
(Hinds, 1844)
* ''
Hastula ogasawarana''
Chino & Terryn, 2019
* ''
Hastula palauensis''
Terryn, Gori & Rosado, 2019
* ''
Hastula parva''
(Baird, 1873)
* ''
Hastula penicillata''
(Hinds, 1844)
* ''
Hastula philippiana''
(Deshayes, 1859)
* † ''
Hastula pseudobasteroti''
Lozouet, 2017
* ''
Hastula puella''
(Thiele, 1925)
* ''
Hastula raphanula''
(Lamarck, 1822)
* ''
Hastula rossacki''
Sprague, 2000
* ''
Hastula rufopunctata''
(E.A. Smith, 1877)
* ''
Hastula salleana''
(Deshayes, 1859)
* ''
Hastula sandrogorii''
Ryall, Terryn & Rosado, 2017
* ''
Hastula sendersi''
Terryn & Keppens, 2020
* ''
Hastula solida''
(Deshayes, 1855)
* ''
Hastula strigilata''
(Linnaeus, 1758)
* ''
Hastula stylata''
(Hinds, 1844)
* † ''
Hastula sublaevigata''
(Grateloup, 1845)
* † ''
Hastula sublaevissima''
Lozouet, 2017
* ''
Hastula tenuicolorata''
Bozzetti, 2008
* ''
Hastula tiedemani''
Burch, 1965
* ''
Hastula tobagoensis''
(Nowell-Usticke, 1969)
* ''
Hastula trailli''
(Deshayes, 1859)
* ''
Hastula venus''
Aubry, 2008
* ''
Hastula verreauxi''
Deshayes, 1857
* ''
Hastula westralica''
(Aubry, 1999)
* ''
Hastula willemfaberi''
Terryn, 2020
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Taxon inquirendum
In biological classification, a ''species inquirenda'' is a species of doubtful identity requiring further investigation. The use of the term in English-language biological literature dates back to at least the early nineteenth century.
The term t ...
''
* ''
Hastula colorata''
Bratcher, 1988
;Species brought into synonymy:
* ''Hastula albofuscata''
Bozzetti, 2008: synonym of ''
Partecosta albofuscata
''Partecosta albofuscata'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Terebridae
The Terebridae, commonly referred to as auger shells or auger snails, is a group or family of small to large predatory marine gastro ...
''
(Bozzetti, 2008)
* ''Hastula betsyae''
Burch, 1965: synonym of ''
Hastula penicillata''
(Hinds, 1844)
* ''Hastula brazieri''
(Angas, 1871): synonym of ''
Profunditerebra brazieri''
(Angas, 1871)
* ''Hastula caliginosa''
(Deshayes, 1859): synonym of ''
Strioterebrum caliginosum''
(Deshayes, 1859)
* ''Hastula lauta''
Pease, 1869: synonym of ''
Hastula matheroniana''
(Deshayes, 1859)
* ''Hastula lineopunctata''
(Bozzetti, 2008): synonym of ''
Oxymeris lineopunctata''
(Bozzetti, 2008)
* ''Hastula micans''
Hinds, 1844: synonym of ''
Hastula aciculina''
(Lamarck, 1822)
* ''Hastula nitida''
(Hinds, 1844): synonym of ''
Strioterebrum nitidum
''Punctoterebra nitida'', common name : the Shiny Pacific Auger, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Terebridae
The Terebridae, commonly referred to as auger shells or auger snails, is a group or family of sm ...
''
(Hinds, 1844)
* ''Hastula plumbea''
(Quoy & Gaimard, 1964): synonym of ''
Strioterebrum plumbeum''
(Quoy & Gaimard, 1833)
* ''Hastula tenera''
(Hinds, 1844): synonym of ''
Partecosta tenera''
(Hinds, 1844)
* ''Hastula trilineata''
Bozzetti, 2008 (temporary name): synonym of ''
Partecosta trilineata
''Partecosta trilineata'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Terebridae, the auger snails.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Partecosta trilineata (Bozzetti, 2008). Accessed through: World Register of Marin ...
''
(Bozzetti, 2008)
References
* Oyama K. (1961). ''On some new facts of the taxonomy of Terebridae''. Venus. 21(2): 176-189
* Terryn Y. (2007). ''Terebridae: A Collectors Guide''. Conchbooks & NaturalArt. 59pp + plates.
External links
Adams H. & Adams A. (1853-1858). The genera of Recent Mollusca; arranged according to their organization. London, van Voorst. Vol. 1: xl + 484 pp.; vol. 2: 661 pp.; vol. 3: 138 pls. [Published in parts: Vol. 1: i-xl (1858), 1-256 (1853), 257-484 (1854). Vol. 2: 1-92 (1854), 93-284 (1855), 285-412 (1856), 413-540 (1857), 541-661 (1858). Vol. 3: pl. 1-32 (1853), 33-96 (1855), 97-112 (1856), 113-128 (1857), 129-138 (1858)] Dall W.H. (1908). Subdivisions of the Terebridae. The Nautilus. 21(11): 124-125Rehder, H. A. 1980. ''The marine mollusks of Easter Island (Isla de Pascua) and Sala y Gómez.'' Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 289:1-167, 15 figs., 14 pls. page(s): 93
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