''Hinea'' is a

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of small

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gastropod The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda (). This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...

mollusc Mollusca is the second-largest phylum of invertebrate animals after the Arthropoda, the members of which are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around 85,000 extant species of molluscs are recognized. The number of fossil species is esti ...

s in the

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.Rosenberg, G. (2012). Hinea. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=598427 on 2012-07-12

Species

Species in the genus ''Hinea'' include: * ''

Hinea akuana ''Hinea'' is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Planaxidae.Rosenberg, G. (2012). Hinea. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=598427 on ...

'' (Rehder, 1980) * ''Hinea atra'' (Pease, 1869) * ''

Hinea brasiliana ''Hinea brasiliana'', common name the yellow-coated clusterwink, is a species of small sea snail, a gastropod mollusc in the family Planaxidae. It is native to New Zealand and southeastern Australia where it is found in the littoral zone of rock ...

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, 1822) * ''

Hinea fasciata ''Hinea fasciata'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family PlanaxidaeMolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Hinea fasciata (Pease, 1868). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marines ...

'' (Pease, 1868) * ''

Hinea inepta ''Hinea'' is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Planaxidae.Rosenberg, G. (2012). Hinea. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=598427 on ...

'' (Gould, 1861) * ''

Hinea lineata ''Hinea lineata'', common name the dwarf Atlantic planaxis, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Planaxidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Hinea lineata (da Costa, 1778). Accessed through: World Regist ...

'' ( E. M. da Costa, 1778) - dwarf planaxis * ''

Hinea longispira ''Hinea longispira'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Family (from la, familia) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other relationshi ...

'' (E. A. Smith, 1872) * ''

Hinea nucleola ''Hinea'' is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Planaxidae.Rosenberg, G. (2012). Hinea. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=598427 on ...

'' (Mörch, 1876) * ''

Hinea punctostriata ''Hinea punctostriata'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Planaxidae. MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Hinea punctostriata (E. A. Smith, 1872). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: h ...

'' (E. A. Smith, 1872) * ''

Hinea zonata ''Hinea'' is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Planaxidae.Rosenberg, G. (2012). Hinea. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=598427 on ...

'' (A. Adams, 1853)

References

External links

* * Powell A. W. B., ''New Zealand Mollusca'', William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979
Gray, J. E. (1847). A list of the genera of recent Mollusca, their synonyma and types. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. (1847) 15: 129-219.

Dall, W. H. (1926). New shells from Japan and the Loochoo Islands. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 39: 63-66
* Planaxidae Gastropods of Australia Gastropods of New Zealand Gastropod genera Taxa named by John Edward Gray {{Planaxidae-stub