Hastula matheroniana
| Hastula matheroniana | |
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| Apertural view of a shell of Hastula matheroniana | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Terebridae |
| Genus: | Hastula |
| Species: | H. matheroniana |
| Binomial name | |
| Hastula matheroniana (Deshayes, 1859) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Hastula matheroniana 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 20 mm and 44 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the tropical Indo-Pacific.
References
- 1 2 Hastula matheroniana (Deshayes, 1859). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 7 April 2010.
- 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
- 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
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