Hastula raphanula
| Hastula raphanula | |
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| File:Duplicaria raphanula 001.jpg | |
| Apertural view of a shell of Hastula raphanula | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Terebridae |
| Genus: | Hastula |
| Species: | H. raphanula
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| Binomial name | |
| Hastula raphanula (Lamarck, 1822)
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Hastula raphanula, common name (little) radish auger, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Terebridae, the auger snails.[1]
Description
[edit | edit source]The shell of Hastula raphanula varies in length from 30 mm to 80 mm and is characterized by its smooth, glossy surface and high, turreted shape with impressed sutures.[2] The shell often exhibits axial sculpturing of crenulations below the slender ribs, and some species may show very weak spiral lines. Hastula raphanula is a sand-dwelling snail that burrows into the sand no deeper than its length. It is a carnivorous species, feeding primarily on polychaete worms.
The species was first described by Lamarck in 1822 and has several synonyms, including Duplicaria raphanula and Terebra raphanula. Hastula raphanula is part of a diverse genus that includes many other species of auger snails, each with unique characteristics and adaptations.
This marine shell occurs off South Africa, Chagos, the Mascarene Basin, the Philippines, New Guinea and the Fiji Islands.[3][4]
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ a b MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Hastula raphanula (Lamarck, 1822). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1415841 on 2020-01-23
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- 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.
- Sprague. 2004. Four New Species of Terebridae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from the Philippine Islands. Beagle 20 : 25-29
- Terryn Y. (2007). Terebridae: A Collectors Guide. Conchbooks & NaturalArt. 59pp + plates.
- Bouchet, P.; Fontaine, B. (2009). List of new marine species described between 2002-2006. Census of Marine Life.
External links
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- Lamarck, J.-B. de. (1822). Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres, présentant les caractères généraux et particuliers de ces animaux, leur distribution, leurs classes, leurs familles, leurs genres, et la citation des principales espèces qui s'y rapportent; précédée d'une introduction offrant la détermination des caractères essentiels de l'animal, sa distinction du végétal et des autres corps naturel; enfin, l'exposition des principes fondamentaux de la zoologie. Tome septième. 711 pp. Paris (Lamarck
- Sprague J.E. (2004) Four new species of Terebridae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from the Philippine Islands. Beagle 20: 25–29
- 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
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