Ocenebra
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Ocenebra is a genus
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...

 of predatory sea snail
Sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for those snails that normally live in saltwater, marine gastropod molluscs....

s, marine
Marine (ocean)
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 gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae
Muricidae
Muricidae, common name murex snails or rock snails, is a large and varied taxonomic family of small to large predatory sea snails. With approximately 1,600 living species the Muricidae represent almost 10% of the Neogastropoda. Additionally, 1,200 fossil species have been recognised...

, the murex and rock snails.

Species

Species with accepted names within the genus Ocenebra include according to the World Register of Marine Species
World Register of Marine Species
The World Register of Marine Species is a database that hopes to provide an authoritative and comprehensive list of names of marine organisms. The content of the registry is edited and maintained by scientific specialists on each group of organism. These taxonomists control the quality of the...

 (WoRMS) :
  • Ocenebra acanthophora
    Ocenebra acanthophora
    Ocenebra acanthophora is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails....

    (A. Adams, 1863)
  • Ocenebra brevirobusta
    Ocenebra brevirobusta
    Ocenebra brevirobusta is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails....

    Houart, 2000
  • Ocenebra chavesi
    Ocenebra chavesi
    Ocenebra chavesi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails....

    Houart, 1996
  • Ocenebra erinaceus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Ocenebra inornata
    Ocenebra inornata
    Ocenebra inornata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails....

    (Recluz, 1851)
  • Ocenebra lumaria
    Ocenebra lumaria
    Ocenebra lumaria is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails....

    Yokoyama, 1926


Species brought into synonymy :
  • Ocenebra erinacea
    Ocenebra erinacea
    Ocenebra erinacea is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex and rock snails....

    (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
    Ergalatax contracta
    Ergalatax contracta, common name : the Contracted Rock Shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.-Description:The shell size varies between 20 mm and 45 mm...

    (Reeve, 1846)
  • Ocenebra fenestrata : synonym of Muricodrupa fenestrata
    Muricodrupa fenestrata
    Muricodrupa fenestrata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.-Description:The shell size varies between 17 mm and 45 mm.-Distribution:...

    (Blainville, 1832)
  • Ocenebra gibbosus : synonym of Jaton decussatus
    Jaton decussatus
    Jaton decussatus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails....

    (Gmelin, 1791)
  • Ocenebra inermicosta Vokes, 1964 : synonym of Inermicosta inermicosta
    Inermicosta inermicosta
    Inermicosta inermicosta is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.-Distribution:This species is distributed in the Western Atlantic Ocean along Gabon and Angola.-References:...

    (Vokes, 1964)
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