Hastula
Hastula is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Terebridae, the auger snails.
Distribution
Species in this genus can be found in the Indo-Pacific Region, Australia and Tasmania.Habitat and feeding habits
These are sand-dwelling snails that burrow into the sand no deeper than their length. These are carnivorous snails, feeding on polychaete worms.Description
The shell is smooth and glossy. It is very high and turreted with impressed sutures. The shell shows axial sculpturing of crenulations below the slender ribs. There is often no spiral sculpture; some species show very weak spiral lines.Species
Species within the genus Hastula include:Hastula aciculina Hastula acumen Hastula alboflava Bratcher, 1988Hastula albula Hastula androyensis Bozzetti, 2008Hastula anomala Hastula anosyana Hastula apicina Hastula apicitincta Hastula bacillus- † Hastula beyrichi Hastula casta Hastula celidonota Hastula cernohorskyi R. D. Burch, 1965Hastula cinerea Hastula continua Hastula crossii Hastula cuspidata Hastula daniae Hastula denizi Rolàn & Gubbioli, 2000Hastula diversa Hastula engi Malcolm & Terryn, 2017Hastula escondida Hastula exacuminata Sacco, 1891
- † Hastula farinesi Hastula filmerae Hastula hamamotoi Tsuchida & Tanaka, 1999Hastula hastata Hastula hectica
- † Hastula houstonia Hastula imitatrix Hastula inconstans Hastula kiiensis Chino & Terryn, 2019Hastula knockeri Hastula lanceata Hastula lanterii Terryn, 2018Hastula leloeuffi Bouchet, 1982Hastula lepida Hastula luctuosa Hastula marqueti Hastula maryleeae Burch, 1965Hastula matheroniana Hastula nana Hastula natalensis Hastula nimbosa Hastula ogasawarana Chino & Terryn, 2019Hastula palauensis Terryn, Gori & Rosado, 2019Hastula parva Hastula penicillata Hastula philippiana
- † Hastula pseudobasteroti Lozouet, 2017 Hastula puella Hastula raphanula Hastula rossacki Sprague, 2000Hastula rufopunctata Hastula salleana Hastula sandrogorii Ryall, Terryn & Rosado, 2017Hastula sendersi Terryn & Keppens, 2020Hastula solida Hastula strigilata Hastula stylata
- † Hastula sublaevigata
- † Hastula sublaevissima Lozouet, 2017 Hastula tenuicolorata Bozzetti, 2008Hastula tiedemani Burch, 1965Hastula tobagoensis Hastula trailli Hastula venus Aubry, 2008Hastula verreauxi Deshayes, 1857Hastula westralica Hastula willemfaberi Terryn, 2020
;Species brought into synonymy:Hastula albofuscata Bozzetti, 2008: synonym of Partecosta albofuscata Hastula betsyae Burch, 1965: synonym of Hastula penicillata Hastula brazieri : synonym of Profunditerebra brazieri Hastula caliginosa : synonym of Strioterebrum caliginosum Hastula lauta Pease, 1869: synonym of Hastula matheroniana Hastula lineopunctata : synonym of Oxymeris lineopunctata Hastula micans Hinds, 1844: synonym of Hastula aciculina Hastula nitida : synonym of Strioterebrum nitidum Hastula plumbea : synonym of Strioterebrum plumbeum Hastula tenera : synonym of Partecosta tenera Hastula trilineata Bozzetti, 2008 : synonym of ''Partecosta trilineata''