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.[1]

Hastula androyensis
Shell of Hastula androyensis (holotype 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. androyensis
Binomial name
Hastula androyensis
Bozzetti, 2008

Description

The length of the shell attains 12.8 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Madagascar.

References
  1. Hastula androyensis Bozzetti, 2008. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 7 April 2010.
  • Bozzetti, L., 2008. Six new Terebridae (Gastropoda: Neogastropoda: Terebridae) from southern Madagascar. Malacologia Mostra Mondiale 60: 9-14


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