Lanced Auger

Hastula lanceata

Molluscs
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth3–22 m
Water temperature24–30 °C
Best monthsMarch and August
How commonRare

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About this species

Hastula lanceata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Terebridae, the auger snails.

Text from the Wikipedia article “Hastula lanceata”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article

Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 1 records
February: 4 records
March: 5 records
April: 1 records
May: 1 records
June: 3 records
July: 2 records
August: 7 records
September: 1 records
October: 1 records
November: 2 records
December: 1 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 3–22 m · Deepest record: 25 m

0–10 m: 9 records
10–20 m: 6 records
20–30 m: 2 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 24–30 °C

24–26 °C: 17 records
26–28 °C: 17 records
28–30 °C: 33 records

Names and classification

English: Lanced Auger

Names in 1 more languages

Japanese: シマタケ

Other scientific names: Acuminia lanceata, Buccinum lanceatum, Terebra lanceata, Terebra oahuensis

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Sources and credits

Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).

Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
158 open-data records from 1892 to 2012.

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