Biology:Hastula albula

Short description: Species of gastropod

Hastula albula
Shell of Hastula albula
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Terebridae
Genus:	Hastula
Species:	H. albula
Binomial name
Hastula albula (Menke, 1843)
Synonyms
Hastula albula albula (Menke, 1843) Hastula albula natalensis (E. A. Smith, 1903) Terebra albula Menke, 1843 Terebra bipartita Deshayes, 1859 Terebra casta var. natalensis E.A. Smith, 1903 Terebra incolor Deshayes, 1859 Terebra mediapacifica melior Pilsbry, 1921 Terebra medipacifica Pilsbry, 1921 Terebra mera Hinds, 1844

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

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.

References

• 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.
• Severns M. (2011) Shells of the Hawaiian Islands - The Sea Shells. Conchbooks, Hackenheim. 564 pp.
• Castelin M., Puillandre N., Kantor Yu. I., Modica M.V., Terryn Y., Cruaud C., Bouchet P. & Holford M. (2012) Macroevolution of venom apparatus innovations in auger snails (Gastropoda; Conoidea; Terebridae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 64: 21-44.
• Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. China Science Press. 1267 pp.

External links

• "Hastula albula" (in en). Gastropods.com. http://www.gastropods.com/7/Shell_4247.shtml. 
• Deshayes G.P. (1859). A general review of the genus Terebra, and a description of new species. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 27: 270-321
• Hinds R.B. (1844 ["1843"). Descriptions of new shells, collected during the voyage of the Sulphur, and in Mr. Cuming's late visit to the Philippines. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 11: 149-159.]
• Fedosov, A. E.; Malcolm, G.; Terryn, Y.; Gorson, J.; Modica, M. V.; Holford, M.; Puillandre, N. (2020). Phylogenetic classification of the family Terebridae (Neogastropoda: Conoidea). Journal of Molluscan Studies. 85(4): 359-388

Wikidata ☰ Q1057176 entry