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Pour les francophiles

ARTICLES (2006)

TEREBRES DE POLYNESIE, POLYNESIAN TEREBRA

Author : Michel Balleton

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Hastula stylata (Hinds, 1844 )

Coquille aux tours presque plats à la forme trapue et au dernier tour large. La bande sous suturale peu visible parfois est de couleur blanc-jaunâtre.

Le motif marron à noir est constitué d'un assemblage de petites flammes. Le reste du tour est gris clair à gris foncé et même noir dans certaines populations.

Ouverture carrée.Vit en eau peu profonde sur le bord des plages.

Taille du spécimen illustré : 30mm

This shell has nearly flat whorls, stocky shape and a large last whorl.
Sometimes the subsutural band is lightly visible and has a yellowish-white color.

The brown to black pattern is made of a gathering of small flames. The remaining of the whorl is light to dark gray, even black with some populations. Squared aperture.

It lives in shallow water, close to the beaches.

Size of the displayed specimen : 30mm

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