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Impages

genus of molluscs

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Source revisionJun 4, 2026
Entity authorityQ5230233 ↗
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Impages is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Terebridae, the auger snails.

This genus has become a synonym of Hastula H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853

Species

Species brought into synonymy

Impages aciculina (Lamarck, 1822): synonym of Hastula aciculina (Lamarck, 1822)

Impages anomala (Gray, 1834): synonym of Hastula anomala (Gray, 1834)

Impages anosyana Bozzetti, 2016: synonym of Hastula anosyana (Bozzetti, 2016) (original combination)

Impages apicitincta (G.B. Sowerby III, 1900): synonym of Hastula apicitincta (G. B. Sowerby III, 1900)

Impages bacillus (Deshayes, 1859): synonym of Hastula bacillus (Deshayes, 1859)

Impages cernohorskyi (Burch, 1965): synonym of Hastula cernohorskyi R. D. Burch, 1965

Impages cinerea (Born, 1778): synonym of Hastula cinerea (Born, 1778)

Impages continua (Deshayes, 1859): synonym of Hastula continua (Deshayes, 1859)

Impages daniae (Aubry, 2008): synonym of Hastula daniae (Aubry, 2008)

Impages escondida Terryn, 2006: synonym of Hastula escondida (Terryn, 2006) (original combination)

Impages hectica (Linnaeus, 1758): synonym of Hastula hectica (Linnaeus, 1758)

Impages inconstans (Hinds, 1844): synonym of Hastula inconstans (Hinds, 1844)

Impages marqueti (Aubry, 1994): synonym of Partecosta marqueti (Aubry, 1994), synonym of Hastula marqueti (Aubry, 1994)

Impages maryleeae Burch, 1965: synonym of Hastula maryleeae R. D. Burch, 1965

Impages nana (Deshayes, 1859): synonym of Hastula nana (Deshayes, 1859)

Impages nassoides (Hinds, 1844): synonym of Partecosta nassoides (Hinds, 1844)

Impages salleana (Deshayes, 1859): synonym of Hastula salleana (Deshayes, 1859)

Impages stylata (Hinds, 1844): synonym of Hastula stylata (Hinds, 1844)

References

Terryn Y. (2007). Terebridae: A Collectors Guide. Conchbooks & NaturalArt. 59pp + plates

External links

Fedosov, A. E.; Malcolm, G.; Terryn, Y.; Gorson, J.; Modica, M. V.; Holford, M.; Puillandre, N. (2020). Phylogenetic classification of the family Terebridae (Neogastropoda: Conoidea). Journal of Molluscan Studies.

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This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “Impages” as genus of molluscs. Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.

Editorial reviewUseful for establishing the present vocabulary of the subject while preserving a route back to the evidence on which that vocabulary rests. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1853, 1822, 1834, 2016—that can be checked directly. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. The account is most persuasive where Impages, genus and molluscs can be independently traced.
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