jockiwink
Hinea brasiliana
- Usual depth0–8 m
- Water temperature16–24 °C
- Best monthsFebruary, May, and October
- How commonOccasional
Photo credit: (c) Saryu Mae 前 朝琉, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Saryu Mae 前 朝琉 · CC BY · iNaturalist
About this species
Hinea brasiliana, common name the yellow-coated clusterwink, is a species of small sea snail, a gastropod mollusc in the family Planaxidae. It is native to New Zealand and southeastern Australia where it is found in the littoral zone of rocky shores. It is one of only a few sea snail species able to bioluminesce.
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 50 records
- February: 55 records
- March: 47 records
- April: 54 records
- May: 61 records
- June: 40 records
- July: 41 records
- August: 52 records
- September: 41 records
- October: 55 records
- November: 36 records
- December: 50 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 0–8 m · Deepest record: 8 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 16–24 °C
Photos
(c) Saryu Mae 前 朝琉, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Saryu Mae 前 朝琉 · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Saryu Mae 前 朝琉, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Saryu Mae 前 朝琉 · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Oscar Dove, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Saryu Mae 前 朝琉, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Gary Williams, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist 
(c) Gary Williams, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- jockiwink, Yellow Clusterwink, Yellow-coated Clusterwink
Other scientific names: Buccinum brasilianum, Planaxis mollis, Planaxis pigra
Similar species
Dwarf Atlantic PlanaxisHinea lineata
Dwarf Pacific PlanaxisHinea zonata
Furrowed planaxisPlanaxis sulcatus
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 266 open-data records from 1909 to 2013.
- Species data updated November 3, 2026.
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