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==Species in the genus ''Hinea''== |
==Species in the genus ''Hinea''== |
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* ''[[Hinea brasiliana]]'' <small>([[Lamarck]], 1822)</small> |
* ''[[Hinea brasiliana]]'' <small>([[Lamarck]], 1822)</small> |
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* ''[[Hinea lineata]]'' <small>(E. M. da Costa, 1778)</small> - dwarf planaxis |
* ''[[Hinea lineata]]'' <small>([[Emanuel Mendez da Costa|E. M. da Costa]], 1778)</small> - dwarf planaxis |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Hinea is a genus of gastropod molluscs in the family Planaxidae.
Distribution
Australia including Lord Howe Island, and northern New Zealand including the Kermadec Islands.
Description
The shells are elongated and smooth, covered by a thick yellowish-brown periostracum.
Species in the genus Hinea
- Hinea brasiliana (Lamarck, 1822)
- Hinea lineata (E. M. da Costa, 1778) - dwarf planaxis
References
- "Hinea". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1