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

Hastula nana
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Terebridae
Genus: Hastula
Species:
H. nana
Binomial name
Hastula nana
(Deshayes, 1859)
Synonyms[1]
  • Impages nana (Deshayes, 1859)
  • Terebra nana Deshayes, 1859

Description

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The length of the shell varies between 12 mm and 18 mm.

Distribution

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This species occurs in the Persian Gulf and in the Arabian Sea.

References

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  1. ^ a b MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Hastula nana (Deshayes, 1859). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=447326 on 2021-03-19
  • 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
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