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Ocenebra

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Muricidae

Scientific name
  
Ocenebra

Higher classification
  
Muricidae

Superfamily
  
Muricoidea

Subfamily
  
Ocenebrinae

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Rank
  
Genus

Ocenebra Ocenebra erinaceus Wikipedia

Similar
  
Ocenebra erinaceus, Gastropods, Muricidae, Molluscs, Ocinebrina

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

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Species

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

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  • Ocenebra acanthophora (A. Adams, 1863)
  • Ocenebra brevirobusta Houart, 2000
  • Ocenebra chavesi Houart, 1996
  • Ocenebra erinaceus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Ocenebra inornata (Récluz, 1851)
  • Ocenebra lumaria Yokoyama, 1926
    • Species brought into synonymy 
    Ocenebra Ocenebra inornata

  • Ocenebra erinacea (Linnaeus, 1758) - sting winkle : synonym of Ocenebra erinaceus (Linnaeus, 1758) but still accepted as a valid name by the ICZN (Op. 886)
  • Ocenebra contracta (Reeve, 1846) : synonym of Ergalatax contracta (Reeve, 1846)
  • Ocenebra fenestrata : synonym of Muricodrupa fenestrata (Blainville, 1832)
  • Ocenebra gibbosus : synonym of Jaton decussatus (Gmelin, 1791)
  • Ocenebra inermicosta Vokes, 1964 : synonym of Inermicosta inermicosta (Vokes, 1964)
  • Ocenebra purpuroides (Reeve, 1845): synonym of Vaughtia purpuroides (Reeve, 1845)
  • Ocenebra scrobiculata (Philippi, 1846): synonym of Vaughtia scrobiculata (Dunker, 1846)

    • Ocenebra FileOcenebra erinaceaJPG Wikimedia Commons

    Ocenebra Ocenebra erinacea hanleyi var

    References

    Ocenebra Wikipedia
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