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Ocenebrinae

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.

Ocenebrinae
A live individual of Ceratostoma foliatum, head end towards the lower left
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Muricoidea
Family: Muricidae
Subfamily: Ocenebrinae
Cossmann, 1903
Genera

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Synonyms

Nucellidae Salisbury, 1940

In one[which?] other version of current gastropod taxonomy, three of these genera are grouped by themselves in a small subfamily called Haustrinae.[citation needed]

Genera

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Genera within the subfamily Ocenebrinae include:

Fossil genera:

Gener a brought into synonymy
  • Antimurex Cossmann, 1903: synonym of Crassilabrum Jousseaume, 1880
  • Centrifuga U. S. Grant & Gale, 1931: synonym of Pteropurpura Jousseaume, 1880
  • Cerastoma [sic]: synonym of Cerostoma Conrad, 1837: synonym of Ceratostoma Herrmannsen, 1846 (misspelling of genus)
  • Cerostoma Conrad, 1837: synonym of Ceratostoma Herrmannsen, 1846 (invalid: junior homonym of Cerostoma Latreille, 1802 [Lepidoptera]; Ceratostoma is an emendation )
  • Dentocenebra Monterosato, 1917: synonym of Ocenebra Gray, 1847
  • Hanetia: synonym of Urosalpinx Stimpson, 1865
  • Jatova Jousseaume, 1880: synonym of Jaton Pusch, 1837
  • Microrhytis: synonym of Ceratostoma Herrmannsen, 1846
  • Monoceros Lamarck, 1809: synonym of Acanthina Fischer von Waldheim, 1807 (Invalid: junior homonym of Monoceros Lacépède, 1798 [Pisces] and others)
  • Neurarhytis Olsson & Harbison, 1953: synonym of Pterorytis Conrad, 1863
  • Ocenebrina Cossmann, 1903: synonym of Ocinebrina Jousseaume, 1880 (invalid: unjustified emendation of Ocinebrina)
  • Ocinebra Leach, 1852: synonym of Ocenebra Gray, 1847 (incorrect subsequent spelling)
  • Polytropa Swainson, 1840: synonym of Nucella Röding, 1798 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  • Polytropalicus Rovereto, 1899: synonym of Nucella Röding, 1798
  • Ocinebrellus: synonym of Pteropurpura Jousseaume, 1880
  • Poropteron: synonym of Pteropurpura Jousseaume, 1880
  • Rudolpha Schumacher, 1817: synonym of Acanthina Fischer von Waldheim, 1807
  • Shaskyus: synonym of Pteropurpura Jousseaume, 1880
  • Spinostoma Coen, 1943: synonym of Ceratostoma Herrmannsen, 1846
  • Ternaria Coen, 1943: synonym of Pteropurpura (Ocinebrellus) Jousseaume, 1880: synonym of Ocinebrellus Jousseaume, 1880 (not available: no type species designated)
  • Tritonalia J. Fleming, 1828: synonym of Ocenebra Gray, 1847 (Invalid: placed on the Official Index by ICZN Opinion 886)
  • Unicornus Montfort, 1810: synonym of Acanthina Fischer von Waldheim, 1807

References

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Wikispecies has information related to Ocenebrinae.
  1. ^ A. . Carrington & B. F. Kensley, Pleistocene Molluscs from the Naqualand Coast; Annals of the South African Museum vol. 52, 1969]


 

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