Hastula raphanula

{{Short description|Species of sea snail}}

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| image_caption = Apertural view of a shell of Hastula raphanula

| taxon = Hastula raphanula

| authority = (Lamarck, 1822)

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  • Duplicaria deynzerorum Sprague, 2004
  • Duplicaria raphanula (Lamarck, 1822)
  • Subula raphanula (Lamarck, 1822)
  • Terebra raphanula Lamarck, 1822 (original combination)

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Hastula raphanula, common name (little) radish auger, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Terebridae, the auger snails.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Hastula raphanula (Lamarck, 1822). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1415841 on 2020-01-23

Description

The shell of Hastula raphanula varies in length from 30 mm to 80 mm and is characterized by its smooth, glossy surface and high, turreted shape with impressed sutures.{{Cite web |title=WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Hastula raphanula (Lamarck, 1822) |url=https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1415841 |access-date=2024-09-08 |website=www.marinespecies.org |language=en}} The shell often exhibits axial sculpturing of crenulations below the slender ribs, and some species may show very weak spiral lines. Hastula raphanula is a sand-dwelling snail that burrows into the sand no deeper than its length. It is a carnivorous species, feeding primarily on polychaete worms.

The species was first described by Lamarck in 1822 and has several synonyms, including Duplicaria raphanula and Terebra raphanula. Hastula raphanula is part of a diverse genus that includes many other species of auger snails, each with unique characteristics and adaptations.

This marine shell occurs off South Africa, Chagos, the Mascarene Basin, the Philippines, New Guinea and the Fiji Islands.{{Cite web |title=Molluscabase - Hastula raphanula (Lamarck, 1822) |url=https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1415841 |access-date=2024-09-08 |website=www.molluscabase.org |language=en}}{{Cite book |last=Lamarck |first=Jean-Baptiste-Pierre-Antoine de Monet de |url=https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/47433 |title=Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres ... précédée d'une introduction offrant la détermination des caractères essentiels de l'animal, sa distinction du végétal et des autres corps naturels, enfin, l'exposition des principes fondamentaux de la zoologie |last2=Lamarck |first2=Jean-Baptiste-Pierre-Antoine de Monet de |date=1822 |publisher=Verdière |volume=t.7 (1822) |location=Paris}}

References

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  • 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.
  • Sprague. 2004. Four New Species of Terebridae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from the Philippine Islands. Beagle 20 : 25-29
  • Terryn Y. (2007). Terebridae: A Collectors Guide. Conchbooks & NaturalArt. 59pp + plates.
  • Bouchet, P.; Fontaine, B. (2009). List of new marine species described between 2002-2006. Census of Marine Life.