Combed Auger

Hastula strigilata

Molluscs
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth1–15 m
Water temperature15–30 °C
Best monthsJuly, August, and October
How commonRare

About this species

Hastula strigilata, common name the strigate auger, the strigillate auger or the combed auger, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Terebridae, the auger snails.

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 2 records
February: 2 records
March: 0 records
April: 3 records
May: 3 records
June: 5 records
July: 6 records
August: 6 records
September: 5 records
October: 6 records
November: 4 records
December: 4 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 1–15 m · Deepest record: 113 m

0–10 m: 12 records
10–20 m: 1 records
20–30 m: 0 records
30–40 m: 0 records
40–50 m: 0 records
50–60 m: 0 records
60–70 m: 0 records
70–80 m: 0 records
80–90 m: 0 records
90–100 m: 0 records
100–110 m: 0 records
110–120 m: 1 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 15–30 °C

14–16 °C: 1 records
16–18 °C: 0 records
18–20 °C: 0 records
20–22 °C: 0 records
22–24 °C: 1 records
24–26 °C: 30 records
26–28 °C: 32 records
28–30 °C: 57 records

Names and classification

English: Combed Auger, Strigate Auger

Names in 3 more languages

Japanese: シチクモドキ
Korean: 점줄송곳고둥
Simplified Chinese: 花筍螺

Other scientific names: Buccinum concinnum, Buccinum strigilatum, Epitonium pulchellum, Terebra argenvillii, Terebra strigilata, Vertagus strigilatus

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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).
175 open-data records from 1916 to 2014.

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