Hastula is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Terebridae, the auger snails.
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.
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 within the genus Hastula include:
Species brought into synonymyHastula aciculina (Lamarck, 1822): synonym of Impages aciculina (Lamarck, 1822)Hastula anomala (Gray, 1834): synonym of Impages anomala (Gray, 1834)Hastula apicitincta (Sowerby III, 1900): synonym of Impages apicitincta (G.B. Sowerby III, 1900)Hastula bacillus (Deshayes, 1859): synonym of Impages bacillus (Deshayes, 1859)Hastula betsyae Burch, 1965: synonym of Hastula penicillata (Hinds, 1844)Hastula caliginosa (Deshayes, 1859): synonym of Strioterebrum caliginosum (Deshayes, 1859)Hastula cernohorskyi Burch, 1965: synonym of Impages cernohorskyi (Burch, 1965)Hastula cinerea (Born, 1778): synonym of Impages cinerea (Born, 1778)Hastula diversa (E. A. Smith, 1901): synonym of Hastula rufopunctata (E.A. Smith, 1877)Hastula exacuminata Sacco, 1891: synonym of Impages cinerea (Born, 1778)Hastula lauta Pease, 1869: synonym of Hastula matheroniana (Deshayes, 1859)Hastula luctuosa (Hinds, 1958): synonym of Impages cinerea (Born, 1778)Hastula maryleeae R.D. Burch, 1965: synonym of Impages maryleeae (R.D. Burch, 1965)Hastula nana (Deshayes, 1859): synonym of Impages nana (Deshayes, 1859)Hastula nitida (Hinds, 1844): synonym of Strioterebrum nitidum (Hinds, 1844)Hastula plumbea (Quoy & Gaimard, 1964): synonym of Strioterebrum plumbeum (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833)Hastula salleana (Deshayes, 1859): synonym of Impages salleana (Deshayes, 1859)Hastula stylata (Hinds, 1844): synonym of Impages stylata (Hinds, 1844)Hastula verreauxi Deshayes, 1857: synonym of Hastula strigilata (Linnaeus, 1758)
