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.[1]

Hastula raphanula
Apertural view of a shell of Hastula raphanula
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Clade: Neogastropoda
Family: Terebridae
Genus: Hastula
Species:
H. raphanula
Binomial name
Hastula raphanula
(Lamarck, 1822)
Synonyms[1]
  • Duplicaria deynzerorum Sprague, 2004
  • Duplicaria raphanula (Lamarck, 1822)
  • Subula raphanula (Lamarck, 1822)
  • Terebra raphanula Lamarck, 1822 (original combination)

Description

The length of the shell varies between 30 mm and 80 mm.

Distribution

This marine shell occurs off South Africa, Chagos, the Mascarene Basin, the Philippines, New Guinea and the Fiji Islands.

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References

  1. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Hastula raphanula (Lamarck, 1822). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1415841 on 2020-01-23
  • 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.
  • Sprague. 2004. Four New Species of Terebridae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from the Philippine Islands. Beagle 20 : 25-29
  • Terryn Y. (2007). Terebridae: A Collectors Guide. Conchbooks & NaturalArt. 59pp + plates.
  • Bouchet, P.; Fontaine, B. (2009). List of new marine species described between 2002-2006. Census of Marine Life.


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