Ocenebra

Ocenebra
A beachworn shell of Ocenebra erinaceus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Muricoidea
Family: Muricidae
Subfamily: Ocenebrinae
Genus: Ocenebra
Gray, 1847
Type species
Murex erinaceus Linnaeus, 1758
Synonyms
  • Dentocenebra Monterosato, 1917
  • Murex (Ocenebra)
  • Murex (Ocinebra)
  • Ocenebra (Ocenebra) Gray, 1847
  • Ocinebra Leach, 1852 (incorrect subsequent spelling)
  • Tritonalia Fleming, 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.

Species

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

Species inquirendum
Species brought into synonymy