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

Hastula anomala
Shell of Hastula anomala
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Terebridae
Genus: Hastula
Species:
H. anomala
Binomial name
Hastula anomala
(Gray, 1834)
Synonyms[1]
  • Impages anomala (Gray, 1834)
  • Noditerebra anomala (Gray, 1834)
  • Terebra anomala Gray, 1834

Description edit

The length of the shell varies between 35 mm and 52 mm.

Distribution edit

This marine species occurs off Madagascar, the Philippines and Australia.

References edit

  1. ^ a b MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Hastula anomala (Gray, 1834). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=447314 on 2021-03-17
  • 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
  • Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. China Science Press. 1267 pp.

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