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

Hastula apicitincta
Several views of a shell of Hastula apicitincta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Terebridae
Genus: Hastula
Species:
H. apicitincta
Binomial name
Hastula apicitincta
(G.B. Sowerby III, 1900)
Synonyms[1]
  • Columbella eulimoides W. H. Turton, 1932 (junior synonym)
  • Impages apicitincta (G. B. Sowerby III, 1900)
  • Terebra apicitincta G.B. Sowerby III, 1900

Description edit

The length of the shell varies between 15 mm and 22 mm.

Distribution edit

This marine species occurs off KwaZuluNatal, South Africa.

References edit

  1. ^ a b MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Hastula apicitincta (G. B. Sowerby III, 1900). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=447315 on 2021-03-17
  • Turton W.H. (1932). Marine Shells of Port Alfred, S. Africa. Humphrey Milford, London, xvi + 331 pp., 70 pls.
  • Kilburn, R.N. & Rippey, E. (1982) Sea Shells of Southern Africa. Macmillan South Africa, Johannesburg, xi + 249 pp. page(s): 118
  • 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.
  • Steyn, D.G. & Lussi, M. (1998) Marine Shells of South Africa. An Illustrated Collector's Guide to Beached Shells. Ekogilde Publishers, Hartebeespoort, South Africa, ii + 264 pp.
  • Terryn Y. (2007). Terebridae: A Collectors Guide. Conchbooks & NaturalArt. 59pp + plates.

External links edit

  • "Impages apicitincta". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  • Fedosov, A. E.; Malcolm, G.; Terryn, Y.; Gorson, J.; Modica, M. V.; Holford, M.; Puillandre, N. (2020). Phylogenetic classification of the family Terebridae (Neogastropoda: Conoidea). Journal of Molluscan Studies. 85(4): 359-388