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NARMS taxon details

Ocenebra Leach, 1847

Ocenebra erinaceus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Juvenile specimen from La Goulette, Tunisia (among algae 0-1 m, 22.06.2008), actual size 10.4 mm

AphiaID

138200 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:138200)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Typetaxon

Murex erinaceus Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Ocenebra erinaceus (Linnaeus, 1758) (type by monotypy)

Parent

Ocenebrinae Cossmann, 1903

Original name

Ocenebra Leach, 1847

Synonymised names

Dentocenebra Monterosato, 1917 · unaccepted (synonym)

Ocenebra (Ocenebra) J. E. Gray, 1847 · alternative representation

Ocinebra [sic] · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling (incorrect subsequent spelling)

Tritonalia J. Fleming, 1828 · unaccepted > junior objective synonym (Invalid: placed on the Official...)

Invalid: placed on the Official Index by ICZN Opinion 886

Direct children (27)

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Species Ocenebra aparicioae Cunningham Aparicio, 2020
Species Ocenebra baetica (Reeve, 1845)
Species Ocenebra brevirobusta Houart, 2000
Species Ocenebra chavesi Houart, 1996
Species Ocenebra edwardsii (Payraudeau, 1826)
Species Ocenebra erinaceus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Ocenebra helleri (Brusina, 1865)
Species Ocenebra hispidula (Pallary, 1904)
Species Ocenebra ingloria (Crosse, 1865)
Species Ocenebra inordinata Houart & A. Abreu, 1994
Species Ocenebra leukos (Houart, 2000)
Species Ocenebra miscowichae (Pallary, 1920)
Species Ocenebra nicolai (Monterosato, 1884)
Species Ocenebra paddeui (Bonomolo & Buzzurro, 2006)
Species Ocenebra purpuroidea (Pallary, 1920)
Species Ocenebra salahi T. Cossignani & Ahuir, 2021
Species Ocenebra vazzanai Crocetta, Houart & Bonomolo, 2020
Subgenus Ocenebra (Ocinebrina) Jousseaume, 1880 accepted as Ocinebrina Jousseaume, 1880 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
1. Species Ocenebra (Ocinebrina) inordinata Houart & A. Abreu, 1994 accepted as Ocinebrina inordinata (Houart & A. Abreu, 1994) accepted as Ocenebra inordinata Houart & A. Abreu, 1994 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Ocenebra brevirostra [sic] accepted as Ocenebra brevirobusta Houart, 2000 (lapsus in abstract)
Species Ocenebra erronea (Monterosato, 1883) accepted as Ocinebrina hispidula (Pallary, 1904) accepted as Ocenebra hispidula (Pallary, 1904)
Species Ocenebra hybrida (Aradas & Benoit, 1876) accepted as Ocenebra baetica (Reeve, 1845)
Species Ocenebra inornata (R�cluz, 1851) accepted as Ocinebrellus inornatus (R�cluz, 1851) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Ocenebra piantonii (Cecalupo, Buzzurro & Mariani, 2008) accepted as Ocenebra baetica (Reeve, 1845) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Ocenebra wardiana F. C. Baker, 1891 accepted as Ocinebrina aciculata (Lamarck, 1822) (synonym)
Subgenus Ocenebra (Ocenebra) J. E. Gray, 1847 represented as Ocenebra Leach, 1847
1. Species Ocenebra (Ocenebra) chavesi Houart, 1996 accepted as Ocenebra chavesi Houart, 1996

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Grammatical gender

feminine

Original description

Gray, J. E. (1847). The classification of the British Mollusca, by W. E. Leach, M.D. Annals and Magazine of Natural History. (1) 20(133): 267-273. [published 1 October 1847]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2278926
page(s): 269 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Ocenebra Leach, 1847. Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2025) European Register of Marine Species at: https://www.vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=138200 on 2025-03-31

Regional species database citation

Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2025). European Register of Marine Species. Ocenebra Leach, 1847. Accessed at: https://www.vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=138200 on 2025-03-31

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

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Gofas, Serge

2009-06-05 00:35:10Z

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Houart, Roland

2017-01-28 18:23:50Z

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Bouchet, Philippe

2017-08-19 05:50:38Z

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Bouchet, Philippe

2021-04-10 07:22:22Z

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Bouchet, Philippe

2023-08-27 16:19:22Z

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Auffenberg, Kurt

2025-03-30 08:46:27Z

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Dekker, Henk

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original description Gray, J. E. (1847). The classification of the British Mollusca, by W. E. Leach, M.D. Annals and Magazine of Natural History. (1) 20(133): 267-273. [published 1 October 1847]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2278926
page(s): 269 [details]

original description (of Tritonalia J. Fleming, 1828) Fleming, J. (1828). A history of British animals, exhibiting the descriptive characters and systematical arrangement of the genera and species of quadrupeds, birds, reptiles, fishes, Mollusca, and Radiata of the United Kingdom; including the indigenous, extirpated, and extinct kinds, together with periodical and occasional visitants. Edinburgh, Bell & Bradfute / London, James Duncan. Pp. i-xxii, 1-565. corrigenda., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/18569
page(s): corrigenda: 564 [details]

original description (of Dentocenebra Monterosato, 1917) Monterosato, T. A. di. (1917). Molluschi viventi e quaternari raccolti lungo le coste della Tripolitania dall'ing. Camillo Crema. Bollettino della Societ� Zoologica Italiana. ser. 3, 4: 1-28, pl. 1 [December 31st 1917]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/58455884
page(s): 21 [details]

basis of record Houart, R. (2024). Living Muricidae of the world. Ocenebrinae. Harxheim: ConchBooks. 238 pp.
page(s): 55 [details]

additional source Houart, R.; Sirenko, B. I. (2003). Review of the Recent species of Ocenebra Gray, 1847 and Ocinebrellus Jousseaume, 1880 in the Northwestern Pacific. Ruthenica. 13(1): 53-74. [details] Available for editors