''Ocinebrellus'' is a

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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 ...

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gastropod The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda (). This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...

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s in the subfamily

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. In one other version of current gastropod taxon ...

of 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 snails or rock snails. With about 1,600 living species, the Muricidae represent almost 10% of the Neogas ...

, the murex and rock snails.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Ocinebrellus Jousseaume, 1880. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=578701 on 2021-10-24

Species

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Ocinebrellus acanthophorus ''Ocinebrellus acanthophorus'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae Muricidae is a large and varied taxonomic family of small to large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks, commonly kn ...

'' (A. Adams, 1863) * ''

Ocinebrellus falcatus ''Ocinebrellus falcatus'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae Muricidae is a large and varied taxonomic family of small to large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks, commonly known a ...

'' (G. B. Sowerby II, 1834) * '' Ocinebrellus inornatus'' (Récluz, 1851) * '' Ocinebrellus lumarius'' (Yokoyama, 1926) ;Species brought into synonymy: * ''Ocinebrellus aduncus'' (G. B. Sowerby II, 1834): synonym of ''

'' (G. B. Sowerby II, 1834) * ''Ocinebrellus eurypteron'' (Reeve, 1845): synonym of ''Ocinebrellus falcatus'' (G. B. Sowerby II, 1834)

References

* Récluz, C., 1851. Description de quelques coquilles nouvelles. Journal de Conchyliologie 2: 195-216 * Crosse, H., 1862. Description d'espèces nouvelles recueillis par M. G. Cuming dans le nord de la Chine. Journal de Conchyliologie 10: 51-57 * Fischer-Piette, E., 1950. Listes des types décrits dans le Journal de Conchyliologie et conservés dans la collection de ce journal. Journal de Conchyliologie 90: 8-23

External links

Jousseaume, F. P. (1880). Division méthodique de la famille des Purpuridés. Le Naturaliste. 2(42): 335-338

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
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