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]

Hastula raphanula
Apertural view of a shell of Hastula raphanula
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Terebridae
Genus: Hastula
Species:
H. raphanula
Binomial name
Hastula raphanula
(Lamarck, 1822)
Synonyms[1]
  • Duplicaria deynzerorum Sprague, 2004
  • Duplicaria raphanula (Lamarck, 1822)
  • Subula raphanula (Lamarck, 1822)
  • Terebra raphanula Lamarck, 1822 (original combination)

Description

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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

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  1. ^ 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
  2. ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Hastula raphanula (Lamarck, 1822)". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
  3. ^ "Molluscabase - Hastula raphanula (Lamarck, 1822)". www.molluscabase.org. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
  4. ^ Lamarck, Jean-Baptiste-Pierre-Antoine de Monet de; Lamarck, Jean-Baptiste-Pierre-Antoine de Monet de (1822). Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres ... précédée d'une introduction offrant la détermination des caractères essentiels de l'animal, sa distinction du végétal et des autres corps naturels, enfin, l'exposition des principes fondamentaux de la zoologie. Vol. t.7 (1822). Paris: Verdière.
  • 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.
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