Hastula stylata explained

Hastula stylata, common name the wide-mouth auger, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Terebridae, the auger snails.^[1]

Description

The length of the shell varies between 15 mm and 50 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Mauritius, Japan and Easter Island; not off Hawaii.

References

• 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

External links

• Hinds R.B. (1844). 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 (1844): 149–168
• 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
• Gastropods.com: Impages stylata

Notes and References

1. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Hastula stylata (Hinds, 1844). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=447329 on 2021-03-19