Hinea
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Hinea is a genus of gastropod molluscs in the family Planaxidae.
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[edit] Distribution
Australia including Lord Howe Island, and northern New Zealand including the Kermadec Islands.
[edit] Description
The shells are elongated and smooth, covered by a thick yellowish-brown periostracum.
[edit] Species in the genus Hinea
- Hinea brasiliana (Lamarck, 1822)
- Hinea lineata (E. M. da Costa, 1778) - dwarf planaxis
[edit] References
- Hinea (TSN 567005). Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1
