''Hastula'' is a genus of

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mollusks in the family Terebridae, the auger snails.

Distribution

Species in this genus can be found in the Indo-Pacific Region,

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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.

Species

Species within the genus ''Hastula'' include: * ''

Hastula aciculina ''Hastula aciculina'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Terebridae, the auger snails.MolluscaBase (2019). MolluscaBase. Hastula aciculina (Lamarck, 1822). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: h ...

'' (Lamarck, 1822) * ''

Hastula acumen ''Hastula acumen'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Terebridae, the auger snails. Description Distribution This marine species occurs off Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi ...

'' (Deshayes, 1859) * '' Hastula alboflava'' Bratcher, 1988 * ''

Hastula albula ''Hastula albula'', the white-banded auger, is a species of sea snail in the family Terebridae. Description The size of an adult shell varies between 14 mm and 70 mm. Distribution This marine species occurs in the Red Sea, in the In ...

'' (Menke, 1843) * ''

Hastula androyensis ''Hastula androyensis'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Terebridae, commonly referred to as the auger snails. Description The length of the shell attains 12.8 mm. Distribution This marine species occur ...

'' Bozzetti, 2008 * '' Hastula anomala'' (Gray, 1834) * ''

Hastula anosyana ''Hastula'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Terebridae, the auger snails. Distribution Species in this genus can be found in the Indo-Pacific Region, Australia and Tasmania. Habitat and feeding habits These are ...

'' (Bozzetti, 2016) * ''

Hastula apicina ''Hastula'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Terebridae, the auger snails. Distribution Species in this genus can be found in the Indo-Pacific Region, Australia and Tasmania. Habitat and feeding habits These are ...

'' (Deshayes, 1859) * ''

Hastula apicitincta ''Hastula apicitincta'' 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 gastropods in ...

'' (G. B. Sowerby III, 1900) * ''

Hastula bacillus ''Hastula bacillus'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Terebridae, the auger snails.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Hastula bacillus (Deshayes, 1859). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species a ...

'' (Deshayes, 1859) * † ''

Hastula beyrichi ''Hastula'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Terebridae, the auger snails. Distribution Species in this genus can be found in the Indo-Pacific Region, Australia and Tasmania. Habitat and feeding habits These are ...

'' (Semper, 1861) * ''

Hastula casta ''Hastula casta'' 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 small to large predatory marine gastropods in the s ...

'' (Hinds, 1844) * ''

Hastula celidonota ''Hastula celidonota'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Terebridae, the auger snails. Description Distribution Mascarene Islands The Mascarene Islands (, ) or Mascarenes or Mascarenhas Archipelago is a g ...

'' (Melvill & Sykes, 1898) * ''

Hastula cernohorskyi ''Hastula cernohorskyi'' 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 gastropods in ...

'' R. D. Burch, 1965 * ''

Hastula cinerea ''Hastula cinerea'', the grey Atlantic auger, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Terebridae, the auger snails.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Hastula cinerea (Born, 1778). Accessed through: World Registe ...

'' (Born, 1778) * ''

Hastula continua ''Hastula continua'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Terebridae, the auger snails.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Hastula continua (Deshayes, 1859). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species a ...

'' (Deshayes, 1859) * ''

Hastula crossii ''Hastula'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Terebridae, the auger snails. Distribution Species in this genus can be found in the Indo-Pacific Region, Australia and Tasmania. Habitat and feeding habits These are ...

'' (Deshayes, 1859) * ''

Hastula cuspidata ''Hastula cuspidata'' 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 gastropods in t ...

'' (Hinds, 1844) * ''

Hastula daniae ''Hastula daniae'' 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 small to large predatory marine gastropods in the ...

'' (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 ''Hastula hastata'' is a species of sea snail in the family Terebridae, the auger snails. It is known by the common name shiny auger. Distribution This snail is native to the coast of the western Atlantic Ocean, where it occurs from Florida to ...

'' (Gmelin, 1791) * ''

Hastula hectica ''Hastula hectica'', common name the sandbeach auger, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Terebridae, the auger snails.Bouchet, P.; Terryn, Y. (2012). Hastula hectica (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Regi ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * † '' Hastula houstonia'' (Harris, 1895) * '' Hastula imitatrix'' (Aufenberg & Lee, 1988) * ''

Hastula inconstans ''Hastula inconstans'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc Mollusca is the second-largest phylum of invertebrate animals after the Arthropoda, the members of which are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around 85,000&nbs ...

'' (Hinds, 1844) * '' Hastula kiiensis'' Chino & Terryn, 2019 * '' Hastula knockeri'' (E.A. Smith, 1872) * ''

Hastula lanceata ''Hastula lanceata'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Terebridae, the auger snails. Description Distribution This marine species occurs off Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; ...

'' (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 ''Hastula matheroniana'' 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 gastropods i ...

'' (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 ''Hastula penicillata'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Terebridae, the auger snails. Description The length of the shell varies between 25 mm and 40 mm Distribution This marine species occurs off the Seych ...

'' (Hinds, 1844) * '' Hastula philippiana'' (Deshayes, 1859) * † '' Hastula pseudobasteroti'' Lozouet, 2017 * '' Hastula puella'' (Thiele, 1925) * ''

Hastula raphanula ''Hastula raphanula'', common name (little) radish auger, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Terebridae, the auger snails.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Hastula raphanula (Lamarck, 1822). Accessed th ...

'' (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 ''Hastula solida'', common name the solid auger, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Terebridae, the auger snails. Description The length of the shell varies between 23 mm and 35 mm. Distribution This ...

'' (Deshayes, 1855) * ''

Hastula strigilata ''Hastula strigilata'', common name the strigate auger, the strigillate auger or the combed auger, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Terebridae, the auger snails. Description The length of the shell varies betw ...

'' (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 ''Hastula westralica'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc Mollusca is the second-largest phylum of invertebrate animals after the Arthropoda, the members of which are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around 85,000&nbs ...

'' (Aubry, 1999) * '' Hastula willemfaberi'' Terryn, 2020 ;''

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 ''Hastula colorata'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Terebridae, the auger snails.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. ''Hastula colorata'' Bratcher, 1988. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species ...

'' 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 gastropods ...

'' (Bozzetti, 2008) * ''Hastula betsyae'' Burch, 1965: synonym of ''

'' (Hinds, 1844) * ''Hastula brazieri'' (Angas, 1871): synonym of ''

Profunditerebra brazieri ''Profunditerebra brazieri'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Terebridae, the auger snails. Description The length of the shell varies between 20 mm and 40 mm. Distribution This marine species occ ...

'' (Angas, 1871) * ''Hastula caliginosa'' (Deshayes, 1859): synonym of '' Strioterebrum caliginosum'' (Deshayes, 1859) * ''Hastula lauta'' Pease, 1869: synonym of ''

'' (Deshayes, 1859) * ''Hastula lineopunctata'' (Bozzetti, 2008): synonym of ''

Oxymeris lineopunctata ''Oxymeris lineopunctata'' is a species of sea snail, a 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 ...

'' (Bozzetti, 2008) * ''Hastula micans'' Hinds, 1844: synonym of ''

'' (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 ''Partecosta tenera'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Terebridae, the auger snails.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Partecosta tenera (Hinds, 1844). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: ...

'' (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 Marine ...

'' (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): 124-125

Rehder, 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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