Ocenebrinae is a

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predatory Predation is a biological interaction where one organism, the predator, kills and eats another organism, its prey. It is one of a family of common feeding behaviours that includes parasitism and micropredation (which usually do not kill th ...

sea snail Sea snail is a common name for slow-moving marine gastropod molluscs, usually with visible external shells, such as whelk or abalone. They share the taxonomic class Gastropoda with slugs, which are distinguished from snails primarily by the ...

s, marine

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s. This subfamily is within the large family

Muricidae Muricidae is a large and varied taxonomic family of small to large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks, commonly known as murex snails or rock snails. With about 1,600 living species, the Muricidae represent almost 10% of the Neoga ...

, which are commonly known as the murex and rock snails. In one other version of current gastropod

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, three of these genera are grouped by themselves in a small subfamily called Haustrinae.

Genera

Genera within the subfamily Ocenebrinae include: * '' Acanthina'' * ''

Acanthinucella ''Acanthinucella'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae Muricidae is a large and varied taxonomic family of small to large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks, commonly known as murex s ...

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Africanella ''Africanella'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails. Species Species within the genus ''Africanella'' include: * '' Africanella coseli'' (Houart, 1989) * ''Africanella ...

'' * '' Agnewia'' * ''

Austrotrophon ''Austrotrophon'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae Muricidae is a large and varied taxonomic family of small to large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks, commonly known as murex sna ...

'' Dall, 1902 * ''

Calcitrapessa ''Calcitrapessa'' is a genus of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Ocenebrinae of the family Muricidae Muricidae is a large and varied taxonomic family of small to large predatory sea snails, marine gastropo ...

'' * '' Ceratostoma'' * ''

Chicocenebra ''Chicocenebra'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae Muricidae is a large and varied taxonomic family of small to large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks, commonly known as murex snai ...

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Chorus giganteus ''Chorus giganteus'' is a species of sea snail in the family Muricidae. It is endemic to the coast of Chile, where it occurs from Antofagasta ( 23° S) to the south of the country (around 39° S) at depths of . It is a benthic predato ...

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Crassilabrum ''Crassilabrum'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae Muricidae is a large and varied taxonomic family of small to large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks, commonly known as murex sna ...

'' * '' Eupleura'' * '' Favartia'' * ''

Forreria ''Forreria'' is a genus of marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails. The genus is indigenous to the Pacific coast of California California is a state in the Western United States, located alon ...

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Genkaimurex ''Genkaimurex'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae Muricidae is a large and varied taxonomic family of small to large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks, commonly known as murex snai ...

'' * '' Hadriania'' * '' Haustrum'' * ''

Inermicosta ''Inermicosta'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae Muricidae is a large and varied taxonomic family of small to large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks, commonly known as murex snai ...

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Jaton ''Jaton'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Ocenebrinae of the family Muricidae Muricidae is a large and varied taxonomic family of small to large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks, common ...

'' * '' Lepsiella'' * '' Lepsithais'' * '' Mexacanthina'' Marko & Vermeij, 1999 * '' Muregina'' Vermeij, 1998 * '' Muricopsis'' * '' Namamurex'' * '' Neothais'' * ''

Nucella ''Nucella'', common name dog whelks or dog winkles, is a genus of small to medium-sized predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Ocenebrinae which is part of the large family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails ...

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Ocenebra ''Ocenebra'' is a genus of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Ocenebrinae of the family Muricidae, the murex and rock snails.Houart, R.; Gofas, S. (2010). Ocenebra Gray, 1847. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, ...

'' * '' Ocenotrophon'' McLean, 1995 * '' Ocinebrellus'' Jousseaume, 1880 * '' Ocinebrina'' * '' Paciocinebrina'' * '' Poropteron'' Jousseaume, 1880 * ''

Pteropurpura ''Pteropurpura'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Ocenebrinae of the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails. Species Species within the genus ''Pteropurpura'' include: * '' Pteropurpura bendersky ...

'' * '' Pterotyphis'' * '' Pterorytis'' Conrad, 1863 * † '' Pterynopsis'' E. H. Vokes, 1972 * '' Roperia'' * '' Trachypollia'' * '' Trochia'' Swainson, 1840 * '' Tritoniformis'' * '' Urosalpinx'' * '' Vaughtia'' * '' Vitularia'' * '' Xanthochorus'' P. Fischer, 1884 * '' Zacatrophon'' Hertlein & Strong, 1951 Fossil genera: * ''

Ecphora Ecphora is the common name for a group of extinct predatory marine gastropod mollusks within the family Muricidae, the rocks snails or murexes. The common name is based on the first officially described genus, '' Ecphora''. The entire lineage ...

'' ;Gener a brought into synonymy: * ''Hanetia'': synonym of '' Urosalpinx'' Stimpson, 1865 * ''Microrhytis'': synonym of '' Ceratostoma'' Herrmannsen, 1846 * ''Ocinebrellus'': synonym of ''

'' Jousseaume, 1880 * ''Poropteron'': synonym of ''

'' Jousseaume, 1880 * ''Shaskyus'': synonym of ''

'' Jousseaume, 1880

References

NZ mollusca

Barco, A.; Herbert, G.; Houart, R.; Fassio, G. & Oliverio, M. (2017). A molecular phylogenetic framework for the subfamily Ocenebrinae (Gastropoda, Muricidae). Zoologica Scripta. 46 (3): 322-335.
Muricidae {{Muricidae-stub