Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Alternative combinations: Murex erinaceus, Ocenebra erinacea
Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824
Belongs to Ocenebra according to B. Landau et al. 2007
See also Wood 1848
Sister taxa: 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 depoensis, Ocenebra gabbiana, Ocenebra milicentana, Ocenebra petrocyon, Ocenebra scalaris, Ocenebra striata, Ocenebra trophonoides, Ocenebra wilkesana, Ocinebra dietrichi
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Ireland (1 collection), Italy (1), Morocco (5), the Netherlands (2), the United Kingdom (2)
• Pliocene of Italy (2), Spain (2)
Total: 15 collections each including a single occurrence
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