Hinea punctostriata

Hinea punctostriata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	incertae sedis
Family:	Planaxidae
Genus:	Hinea
Species:	H. punctostriata
Binomial name
Hinea punctostriata (E.A. Smith, 1872)
Synonyms
Angiola punctostriata (E. A. Smith, 1872) Planaxis punctorostratus (misspelling) Planaxis punctostriatus E.A. Smith, 1872

Hinea punctostriata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Planaxidae.

Description

The Hinea punctostriata can be identified by its thin, brown and white stripes wrapping around its shell. On average, it is 4 mm in length.

Distribution

This species occurs in the European part of the Atlantic Ocean, the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea.

References

• Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213
• Streftaris, N.; Zenetos, A.; Papathanassiou, E. (2005). Globalisation in marine ecosystems: the story of non-indigenous marine species across European seas. Oceanogr. Mar. Biol. Annu. Rev. 43: 419–453

External links

• Smith, E. A. (1872). Remarks on several species of Bullidae, with descriptions of some hitherto undescribed forms and of a new species of Planaxis. Annals and Magazine of Natural History. ser. 4, 9: 344-355.
• Dekker, H.; Orlin, Z. (2000). Check-list of Red Sea Mollusca. Spirula. 47 (supplement): 1-46