Hastula albula

Hastula albula (the white-banded auger) is a species of sea snail in the family Terebridae.[1]

Hastula albula
Shell of Hastula albula (specimen at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Conoidea
Family:
Terebridae
Genus:
Hastula
Species:
H. albula
Binomial name
Hastula albula
(Menke, 1843)
Synonyms[1]
  • Hastula albula albula (Menke, 1843)
  • Hastula albula natalensis (E. A. Smith, 1903)
  • Terebra albula Menke, 1843
  • Terebra bipartita Deshayes, 1859
  • Terebra casta var. natalensis E.A. Smith, 1903
  • Terebra incolor Deshayes, 1859
  • Terebra mediapacifica melior Pilsbry, 1921
  • Terebra medipacifica Pilsbry, 1921
  • Terebra mera Hinds, 1844

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 Indian Ocean off Aldabra and the Mascarene Basin; off Papua New Guinea and in the Pacific Ocean along Mexico.

References
  1. Hastula albula (Menke, 1843). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 7 April 2010.
  • Kilburn, R.N. & Rippey, E. (1982) Sea Shells of Southern Africa. Macmillan South Africa, Johannesburg, xi + 249 pp. page(s): 118
  • 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.
  • Drivas, J. & M. Jay (1988). Coquillages de La Réunion et de l'île Maurice
  • 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.
  • Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. China Science Press. 1267 pp.
  • "Hastula albula". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 8 May 2011.
  • Deshayes G.P. (1859). A general review of the genus Terebra, and a description of new species. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 27: 270-321
  • Hinds R.B. (1844 ["1843"). Descriptions of new shells, collected during the voyage of the Sulphur, and in Mr. Cuming's late visit to the Philippines. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 11: 149-159.]
  • Fedosov, 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. 85(4): 359-388


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