Hastula hectica

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Hastula hectica
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Apertural view of a shell of Hastula hectica
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Terebridae
Genus: Hastula
Species:
H. hectica
Binomial name
Hastula hectica
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms [1]
  • Buccinum bifasciatumDillwyn, 1817
  • Buccinum edentulumGmelin, 1791
  • Buccinum hecticumLinnaeus, 1758
  • Buccinum niveumGmelin, 1791
  • Buccinum terebraleMenke, 1828
  • Bullia fuscusGray in Dieffenbach, 1834
  • Hastula hectica(Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Impages hectica(Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Terebra caerulescensLamarck, 1822
  • Terebra caerulescens var. otaitensisLesson, 1830
  • Terebra castaneaKiener, 1839
  • Terebra flammulataMartens, 1880
  • Terebra hecticaDautzenberg, 1935
  • Terebra hectica var. albaDautzenberg, 1935
  • Terebra hectica var. fuscaDautzenberg, 1935
  • Terebra hectica var. nimbosaDautzenberg, 1935
  • Terebra nimbosaHinds, 1844

Hastula hectica, common name the sandbeach auger, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Terebridae, the auger snails. [1]

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Description

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

Distribution

This species occurs in the Red Sea and the Indo-West Pacific.

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References

  1. 1 2 Bouchet, P.; Terryn, Y. (2012). Hastula hectica (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=217087 on 2012-10-14

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