''Hastula cinerea'', the grey Atlantic auger, is a
species
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of
sea snail
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, a marine
gastropod
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This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...
mollusc
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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.
[MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Hastula cinerea (Born, 1778). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=225109 on 2020-02-02]
Description
The length of the shell varies between 16 mm and 68 mm.
Protoconch is a very dark/black sharp tip, and a horny brown operculum is present.
No periostracum, shell is glossy overall.
Distribution
This shallow-water species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off
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Cape Verde
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Senegal
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and
Brazil
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; in the
Caribbean Sea
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, the
Gulf of Mexico
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and the
Lesser Antilles
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; in the Indian Ocean off
Madagascar
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.
References
* Dautzenberg, Ph. (1929). ''Contribution à l'étude de la faune de Madagascar: Mollusca marina testacea. Faune des colonies françaises, III(fasc. 4).'' Société d'Editions géographiques, maritimes et coloniales: Paris. 321–636, plates IV-VII pp.
* Bouchet P. (1983
1982" ''Les Terebridae (Mollusca, Gastropoda) de l'Atlantique oriental.'' Bollettino Malacologico 18: 185–216.
* Bratcher T. & Cernohorsky W.O. (1987). L''iving 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.
External links
Adams, C. B. 1850. Description of supposed new species of marine shells which inhabit Jamaica. Contributions to Conchology, 4: 56-68, 109-123Rosenberg, G.; Moretzsohn, F.; GarcÃa, E. F. (2009). Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Texas A&M Press, College Station, TexasFedosov, A. E.; Malcolm, G.; Terryn, Y.; Gorson, J.; Modica, M. V.; Holford, M.; Puillandre, N. (2020). Phylogenetic classification of the family Terebridae (Neogastropoda: Conoidea). Journal of Molluscan Studies*
Terebridae
Gastropods described in 1778
Molluscs of the Atlantic Ocean
Molluscs of the Indian Ocean
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