Hastula albula

Hastula albula, the white-banded auger, is a species of sea snail in the family Terebridae.^[1]

Hastula albula
Shell of Hastula albula
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Terebridae
Genus:	Hastula
Species:	H. albula
Binomial name
Hastula albula (Menke, 1843)
Synonyms[1]
Hastula albula albula (Menke, 1843) Hastula albula natalensis (E. A. Smith, 1903) Terebra albula Menke, 1843 Terebra bipartita Deshayes, 1859 Terebra casta var. natalensis E.A. Smith, 1903 Terebra incolor Deshayes, 1859 Terebra mediapacifica melior Pilsbry, 1921 Terebra medipacifica Pilsbry, 1921 Terebra mera Hinds, 1844

Description

The size of an adult shell varies between 14 mm and 70 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Red Sea, in the Indian Ocean off Aldabra and the Mascarene Basin; off Papua New Guinea and in the Pacific Ocean along Mexico.