Ocenebra

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Ocenebra
Urosalpinx cinerea Austernbohrer.jpg
A beachworn shell of Ocenebra erinaceus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Muricoidea
Family: Muricidae
Subfamily: Ocenebrinae
Genus: Ocenebra
Gray, 1847 [1]
Type species
Murex erinaceusLinnaeus, 1758
Synonyms [2]
  • DentocenebraMonterosato, 1917
  • Murex (Ocenebra)
  • Murex (Ocinebra)
  • Ocenebra (Ocenebra)Gray, 1847
  • OcinebraLeach, 1852 (incorrect subsequent spelling)
  • TritonaliaFleming, 1828 (Invalid: placed on the Official Index by ICZN Opinion 886)

Ocenebra is a genus of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Ocenebrinae of the family Muricidae, the murex and rock snails. [2]

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Species

Species with accepted names within the genus Ocenebra include according to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) : [2]

Species inquirendum
Species brought into synonymy

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<i>Murex</i> Genus of gastropods

Murex is a genus of medium to large sized predatory tropical sea snails. These are carnivorous marine gastropod molluscs in the family Muricidae, commonly called "murexes" or "rock snails".

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ocenebrinae</span> Subfamily of gastropods

Ocenebrinae is a taxonomic subfamily of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks. This subfamily is within the large family Muricidae, which are commonly known as the murex and rock snails.

<i>Urosalpinx</i> Genus of gastropods

Urosalpinx is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropods in the subfamily Ocenebrinae of the murex snail family, Muricidae.

<i>Siphonaria</i> Genus of molluscs

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<i>Crassispira</i> Genus of gastropods

Crassispira is a genus of small predatory sea snails with narrow, high-spired shells, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Pseudomelatomidae. They first appeared in the fossil record approximately 48.6 million years ago during the Eocene epoch, and still exist in the present day.

<i>Muricopsis</i> Genus of gastropods

Muricopsis is a genus of small predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the rock snail family, Muricidae.

<i>Fusinus</i> Genus of gastropods

Fusinus is a genus of small to large sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails and tulip snails.

<i>Drillia</i> Genus of gastropods

Drillia is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Drilliidae.

<i>Raphitoma</i> Genus of gastropods

Raphitoma is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Raphitomidae.

<i>Clathromangelia</i> Genus of gastropods

Clathromangelia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Raphitomidae.

<i>Mangelia</i> Genus of gastropods

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<i>Tricolia</i> Genus of gastropods

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<i>Ocinebrina aciculata</i> Species of gastropod

Ocinebrina aciculata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.

<i>Hadriania</i> (gastropod) Genus of gastropods

Hadriania is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.

<i>Ocinebrina</i> Genus of gastropods

Ocinebrina is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Ocenebrinae of the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.

<i>Phyllonotus</i> Genus of gastropods

Phyllonotus is a genus of medium to large sized predatory sea snails. These are carnivorous marine gastropod molluscs in the family Muricidae, the murexes or rock snails.

<i>Pteropurpura</i> Genus of gastropods

Pteropurpura is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Ocenebrinae of the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.

<i>Pterynotus</i> Genus of gastropods

Pterynotus is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Muricinae of the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.

<i>Rissoa</i> Genus of gastropods

Rissoa is a genus of minute sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family Rissoidae.

<i>Paciocinebrina</i> Genus of gastropod

Paciocinebrina is a genus of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.

References

  1. Gray (October 1847). Ann. Mag. nat. Hist.20: 269; (November 1847), Proc. zool. Soc. London15: 133.
  2. 1 2 3 Houart, R.; Gofas, S. (2010). Ocenebra Gray, 1847. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138200 on 2010-12-02
  3. Backeljau, T. (1986). Lijst van de recente mariene mollusken van België [List of the recent marine molluscs of Belgium]. Koninklijk Belgisch Instituut voor Natuurwetenschappen: Brussels, Belgium. 106 pp.