Hastula solida

Hastula solida, common name the solid auger, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Terebridae, the auger snails.^[1]

Hastula solida
Two shells of Hastula solida
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Terebridae
Genus:	Hastula
Species:	H. solida
Binomial name
Hastula solida (Deshayes, 1855)
Synonyms[1]
Buccinum aciculatum Gmelin, 1791 Terebra clarkei M. Smith, 1912 Terebra solida Deshayes, 1857 (original combination)

Description

The length of the shell varies between 23 mm and 35 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the tropical Indo-Pacific off Aldabra, the Mascarene Basin, New Guinea and Fiji.