Hinea brasiliana | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
(unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Sorbeoconcha |
Superfamily: | Cerithioidea |
Family: | Planaxidae |
Genus: | Hinea |
Species: | H. brasiliana |
Binomial name | |
Hinea brasiliana (Lamarck, 1822) |
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Synonyms | |
Buccinum brasilianum Lamarck, 1822 |
Hinea brasiliana is a species of small sea snail in the family Planaxidae. It is one of only a few sea snail species able to bioluminesce.[1]