Hastula hastata is a species of sea snail in the family Terebridae, the auger snails. It is known by the common name shiny auger.

Distribution

This snail is native to the coast of the western Atlantic Ocean, where it occurs from Florida to Brazil.; also off Martinique and Barbados.

Three shells of Hastula hastata, from South coast of Barbados, in 3 m. depth, in sand
  • Deshayes, G. P., 1859. A general review of the genus Terebra, and a description of new species. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 27: 270-321
  • Bratcher, T., 1977. - Deshayes' terebrid types in Ecole des Mines, Paris. The Nautilus 91(2): 39-42
  • Bratcher, T. & Cernohorsky, W. O., 1987 - Living Terebras of the world, a monograph of the recent Terebridae of the world, p. 240 pp
  • Terryn Y. (2007). Terebridae: A Collectors Guide. Conchbooks & Natural Art. 59 pp + plates

External links

Media related to Hastula hastata at Wikimedia Commons