''Angiola'' is a

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Planaxidae Planaxidae, commonly called planaxids or clusterwinks, are a Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic family (biology), family of small and minute sea snails, pantropical marine (ocean), marine gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Cerithioidea. They live o ...

. This genus has become a synonym of''

Hinea ''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 201 ...

'' Gray, 1847.

Species

Species within the genus ''Angiola'' include: * ''Angiola fasciata'' (Pease, 1868): synonym of '' Hinea fasciata'' (Pease, 1868) * ''Angiola labiosa'' (A. Adams, 1853): synonym of ''

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 201 ...

'' (A. Adams, 1853) * ''Angiola lineata'' (Da Costa, 1778): synonym of ''

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 Register ...

'' (da Costa, 1778) * ''Angiola longispira'' (E.A. Smith, 1872): synonym of ''

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

'' (E. A. Smith, 1872) * ''Angiola periscelida'' Dall, 1926: : synonym of ''

'' (E. A. Smith, 1872) * ''Angiola punctostriata'' (Smith E.A., 1872): synonym of ''

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

'' (E. A. Smith, 1872) * ''Angiola zonata'' (A. Adams, 1853): synonym of ''

'' (A. Adams, 1853)

References

* Rolán E., 2005. ''Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda.''

External links

Dall, W. H. (1926). New shells from Japan and the Loochoo Islands. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 39: 63-66

Ponder W.F. (1988). Bioluminescence in Hinea braziliana (Lamarck) (Gastropoda : Planaxidae). Journal of Molluscan Studies. 54(3): 361
Planaxidae {{Planaxidae-stub