Hastula androyensis

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Hastula androyensis
Shell of Hastula androyensis (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Terebridae
Genus: Hastula
Species:
H. androyensis
Binomial name
Hastula androyensis
Bozzetti, 2008

Hastula androyensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Terebridae, commonly referred to as the auger snails.[1]

Description[edit]

The length of the shell attains 12.8 mm.

Distribution[edit]

This marine species occurs off Madagascar.

References[edit]

  • Bozzetti, L., 2008. Six new Terebridae (Gastropoda: Neogastropoda: Terebridae) from southern Madagascar. Malacologia Mostra Mondiale 60: 9–14