Liitle Radish Auger
Hastula raphanula
- Group: Other
- Typical depth: 12–107 m
- For divers: safe
A slender auger snail with a tall, sharply pointed spire, found on sandy bottoms between about twelve and a hundred metres. Like others in its family it lacks the venom apparatus of its cone snail cousins and instead swallows soft burrowing worms whole.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Neogastropoda › Terebridae › Hastula
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 1415841.
FAQ
- How deep does the Liitle Radish Auger live?
- The Liitle Radish Auger (Hastula raphanula) is typically found at 12–107 m.
- Is the Liitle Radish Auger dangerous to divers?
- The Liitle Radish Auger is harmless to divers.