Hastula albula
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H. albula
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Hastula albula (Menke, 1843)
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Hastula albula, common name : the white-banded auger, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Terebridae, the auger snails.[1]
Description
The size of an adult shell varies between 14 mm and 70 mm. Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Distribution
This species is distributed in the Red Sea, in the Indian Ocean along Aldabra and the Mascarene Basin and in the Pacific Ocean along Mexico.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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.
- everns M. (2011) Shells of the Hawaiian Islands - The Sea Shells. Conchbooks, Hackenheim. 564 pp.
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