Ocenebra Leach in Gray 1847

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae

Alternative spellings: Murex (Ocenebra), Murex (Ocinebra), Ocinebra

Parent taxon: Muricidae according to B. Landau et al. 2007

See also Addicott 1970, Bohm 1926, Clark 1915, Darragh 2017, Dickerson 1916, Harzhauser 2002, Harzhauser and Mandic 2001, Kensley 1972, Kensley and Pether 1986, Nagao 1928, Sepkoski 2002, Tate 1888 and Vokes 1968

Sister taxa: Acanthotrophon, Aspella, Atractodon, Attiliosa, Austrotrophon, Babelomurex, Boreotrophon, Calothrophon, Calotrophon, Cathymorula, Coralliophilinae, Crassimurex, Cymia, Dermomurex, Drupinae, Eofavartia, Ergalataxinae, Favartia, Hadriania, Haustrinae, Heteropurpura, Hexaplex, Homalocantha, Jaton, Lyrotyphis, Mexacanthina, Monoceros, Morula, Murexiella, Murexsul, Muricanthus, Muricidea, Muricinae, Muricopsinae, Muricopsis, Murotriton, Nucella, Nucellopsis, Ocenebrinae, Ocinebrina, Ocinebrinae, Odontopolys, Orania, Pagodula, Phyllocoma, Ponderia, Pterochelus, Pteropurpura, Pterorhytis, Pterotyphis, Pterymarchia, Pterynotus, Purpura, Purpurellus, Pygmaepterys, Rapaninae, Reishia, Shaskyus, Siphonochelus, Sohliina, Spinidrupa, Spinucella, Thaidinae, Thais, Trachypollia, Tripterotyphinae, Tritonaliinae, Trophoninae, Typhinae, Typhinellus, Typhis, Vitularia, Yasila, Yunomys

Subtaxa: Murex (Ocenebra) alveolatus Murex (Ocenebra) biconicus Murex (Ocenebra) crassiliratus Murex (Ocenebra) prionotus Murex (Ocenebra) tridentatus Murex (Ocinebra) dalli Murex (Ocinebra) nashi Murex (Ocinebra) packardi Murex (Ocinebra) selbyensis Murex (Ocinebra) sobrantensis Murex (Ocinebra) tethys Ocenebra ashiyaensis Ocenebra bonaccorsii Ocenebra clarki Ocenebra crassilabiatus Ocenebra credneri Ocenebra erinaceus Ocenebra gabbiana Ocenebra milicentana Ocenebra petrocyon Ocenebra scalaris Ocenebra striata Ocenebra trophonoides Ocenebra wilkesana Ocinebra dietrichi

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Distribution:

• Quaternary of Eritrea (1 collection), Ireland (1), Italy (1), Morocco (5), the Netherlands (2), Portugal (1), South Africa (2), Spain (1), the United Kingdom (2), United States (9: California)

• Pliocene to Pleistocene of South Africa (1)

• Pliocene of Italy (2), South Africa (2), Spain (2), United States (4: California)

• Miocene of Australia (1), Austria (8), France (1), Germany (1), Italy (1), Japan (8), South Africa (1), United States (8: California)

• Oligocene of Austria (1), United States (2: California)

• Eocene of Namibia (1)

Total: 69 collections including 90 occurrences

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