Hastula albula

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Hastula albula
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Shell of Hastula albula (specimen at MNHN, Paris)
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
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 albulaMenke, 1843
  • Terebra bipartitaDeshayes, 1859
  • Terebra casta var. natalensisE.A. Smith, 1903
  • Terebra incolorDeshayes, 1859
  • Terebra mediapacifica meliorPilsbry, 1921
  • Terebra medipacificaPilsbry, 1921
  • Terebra meraHinds, 1844

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

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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.

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References

  1. 1 2 Hastula albula (Menke, 1843) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 7 April 2010.

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