Hastula penicillata

Hastula penicillata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Terebridae, the auger snails.[1]

Hastula penicillata
Shell of Hastula penicillata (specimen at MNHN, Paris)
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H. penicillata
Binomial name
Hastula penicillata
(Hinds, 1844)
Synonyms[1]
  • Acuminia penicillata (Hinds, 1844)
  • Acuminia venosa (Hinds, 1844)
  • Hastula betsyae Burch, 1965
  • Terebra penicillata Hinds, 1844
  • Terebra venosa Hinds, 1844

Description

The length of the shell varies between 25 mm and 40 mm

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Seychelles and Madagascar; off Easter Island and Hawaii; off New Zealand.

References

  • Burch, R. D., 1965. New Terebrid Species from the Indo-Pacific Ocean and from the Gulf of Mexico, with New Locality Records and Provisional Lists of Soecies Collected in Western Australia and Sabah, Malaysia. The Veliger 7(4): 241-253
  • 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.
  • Terryn Y. (2007). Terebridae: A Collectors Guide. Conchbooks & Natural Art. 59 pp + plates
  • Severns, M. (2011). Shells of the Hawaiian Islands - The Sea Shells. Conchbooks, Hackenheim. 564 pp
  • Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. China Science Press. 1267 pp.
  • Spencer, H.G., Marshall, B.A. & Willan, R.C. (2009). Checklist of New Zealand living Mollusca. Pp 196-219. in: Gordon, D.P. (ed.) New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume one. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. Canterbury University Press,


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