Hastula bacillus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Terebridae, the auger snails.

Description

The length of the shell varies between 13 mm and 27 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Sri Lanka and Western Thailand, Indonesia, Japan and Hawaii.

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  • Terryn Y. & Keppens M. (2020). A re-evaluation of the taxa Hastula hectica (Linnaeus, 1758) and Hastula bacillus (Deshayes, 1859) (Gastropoda: Conoidea: Terebridae), with the description of a new species and reassessment of four historical synonyms. Gloria Maris. 58(4): 125-136.

External links

Media related to Impages bacillus at Wikimedia Commons