Ocenebra inornata

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Ocenebra inornata
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O. inornata
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Ocenebra inornata
(Récluz, 1851)
Synonyms [1]
  • Murex crassusA. Adams, 1853
  • Murex endermonisE. A. Smith, 1875
  • Murex inornatusRécluz, 1851
  • Murex japonicusDunker, 1860
  • Murex talienwhanensisCrosse, 1862
  • Ocinebrellus inornatus(Récluz, 1851)(recombination)
  • Pteropurpura (Ocinebrellus) inornata(Récluz, 1851)(recombination)
  • Tritonium (Fusus) submuricatumSchrenck, 1862
  • Trophon incomptaGould, 1860

Ocenebra inornata common names the "Asian drill", the "Asian oyster drill", the "Japanese oyster drill" and the "Japanese oyster borer", is a species of small predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails. [1]

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This species is native to Asia (Japan and Korea), but it has become a notorious introduced pest species in oyster beds in the western USA and Europe.

Description

Distribution

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