Hastula hectica: Brief Summary
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Hastula hectica, common name the sandbeach auger, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Terebridae, the auger snails.
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Distribution
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H. hectica has a wide range and is known throughout the Indian Ocean into the Central Pacific, from E Africa to the Polynesian and Hawaiian Islands, recorded from the intertidal zone to depths not deeper than 10 m. Probably not present in the Red Sea, Arabian Sea, nor on the shores of the Horn of Africa.
Terryn Y. & Keppens M. (2020). A re-evaluation of the taxa Hastula hectica (Linnaeus, 1758) and Hastula bacillus (Deshayes, 1859) (Gastropoda: Conoidea: Terebridae), with the description of a new species and reassessment of four historical synonyms. Gloria Maris. 58(4): 125-136.
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