Ocenebra Explained

Ocenebra is a genus of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Ocenebrinae of the family Muricidae, the murex and rock snails.^[1]

Species

Species with accepted names within the genus Ocenebra include according to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) :

• Ocenebra aparicioae Cunningham Aparicio, 2020
• Ocenebra brevirobusta Houart, 2000
• Ocenebra chavesi Houart, 1996
• Ocenebra edwardsii (Payraudeau, 1826)
• Ocenebra erinaceus (Linnaeus, 1758)
• † Ocenebra etteri Landau & Houart, 2014
• Ocenebra helleri (Brusina, 1865)
• Ocenebra hispidula (Pallary, 1904)
• Ocenebra hybrida (Aradas & Benoit, 1876)
• Ocenebra ingloria (Crosse, 1865)
• Ocenebra inordinata Houart & Abreu, 1994
• Ocenebra leukos (Houart, 2000)
• Ocenebra miscowichae (Pallary, 1920)
• Ocenebra nicolai (Monterosato, 1884)
• Ocenebra paddeui (Bonomolo & Buzzurro, 2006)
• Ocenebra piantonii (Cecalupo, Buzzurro & Mariani, 2008)
• † Ocenebra prionotus (Tate, 1888)
• Ocenebra purpuroidea (Pallary, 1920)
• Ocenebra salahi T. Cossignani & Ahuir, 2021
• Ocenebra vazzanai Crocetta, Houart & Bonomolo, 2020
• †Ocenebra vindobonensis (Hörnes, 1853)

Species inquirendum:

• Ocenebra juritzi (Barnard, 1969)

Species brought into synonymy :

• Ocenebra acanthophora (A. Adams, 1863): synonym of Ocinebrellus acanthophorus (A. Adams, 1863)
• Ocenebra angolensis Odhner, 1922: synonym of Orania fusulus (Brocchi, 1814) (synonym)
• Ocenebra atropurpurea Carpenter, 1865: synonym of Paciocinebrina atropurpurea (Carpenter, 1865) (original combination)
• Ocenebra brevirostra [sic]: synonym of Ocenebra brevirobusta Houart, 2000 (lapsus in abstract)
• Ocenebra cala (Pilsbry, 1897): synonym of Urosalpinx cala (Pilsbry, 1897) (unaccepted combination)
• Ocenebra circumtexta Stearns, 1871: synonym of Paciocinebrina circumtexta (Stearns, 1871)
• Ocenebra contracta (Reeve, 1846) synonym of Ergalatax contracta (Reeve, 1846)
• Ocenebra coseli Houart, 1989: synonym of Africanella coseli (Houart, 1989) (original combination)
• Ocenebra crispatissima Berry, 1953: synonym of Paciocinebrina crispatissima (Berry, 1953) (original combination)
• Ocenebra erinacea (Linnaeus, 1758) - sting winkle : synonym of Ocenebra erinaceus (Linnaeus, 1758) but still: synonym of a valid name by the ICZN (Op. 886) ^[2]
• Ocenebra erronea (Monterosato in Poirier, 1883): synonym of Ocinebrina hispidula (Pallary, 1904): synonym of Ocenebra hispidula (Pallary, 1904)
• Ocenebra fairiana Houart, 1979: synonym of Pteropurpura fairiana (Houart, 1979) (original combination)
• Ocenebra fasciata (G. B. Sowerby II, 1841): synonym of Inermicosta inermicosta (Vokes, 1964)
• Ocenebra fenestrata : synonym of Muricodrupa fenestrata (Blainville, 1832)
• Ocenebra erronea (Monterosato in Poirier, 1883): synonym of Ocinebrina hispidula (Pallary, 1904): synonym of Ocenebra hispidula (Pallary, 1904)
• Ocenebra fairiana Houart, 1979: synonym of Pteropurpura fairiana (Houart, 1979) (original combination)
• Ocenebra fasciata (G. B. Sowerby II, 1841): synonym of Inermicosta inermicosta (Vokes, 1964)
• Ocenebra gibbosa (Lamarck, 1822): synonym of Jaton decussatus (Gmelin, 1791)
• Ocenebra hayesi Lorenz, 1995: synonym of Vaughtia hayesi (Lorenz, 1995) (original combination)
• Ocenebra inermicosta Vokes, 1964 : synonym of Inermicosta inermicosta (Vokes, 1964)
• Ocenebra inornata (Récluz, 1851): synonym of Ocinebrellus inornatus (Récluz, 1851)
• Ocenebra interfossa Carpenter, 1864: synonym of Paciocinebrina interfossa (Carpenter, 1864) (original combination)
• Ocenebra intermedia (C. B. Adams, 1850): synonym of Favartia alveata (Kiener, 1842)
• Ocenebra isaacsi Houart, 1984: synonym of Africanella isaacsi (Houart, 1984) (original combination)
• Ocenebra jenksii F. C. Baker, 1889: synonym of Haustrum vinosum (Lamarck, 1822): synonym of Bedeva vinosa (Lamarck, 1822) (synonym)
• Ocenebra keenae Bormann, 1946: synonym of Paciocinebrina barbarensis (Gabb, 1865)
• † Ocenebra keepi Arnold, 1903 : synonym of † Paciocinebrina squamulifera (Carpenter, 1869)
• Ocenebra levicula (Dall, 1889): synonym of Favartia levicula (Dall, 1889)
• Ocenebra lumaria Yokoyama, 1926: synonym of Ocinebrellus lumarius (Yokoyama, 1926) (original combination)
• Ocenebra lurida (Middendorff, 1848): synonym of Paciocinebrina lurida (Middendorff, 1848)
• Ocenebra michaeli Ford, 1888: synonym of Urosalpinx subangulata (Stearns, 1873)
• Ocenebra minor (Dall, 1919): synonym of Paciocinebrina minor (Dall, 1919)
• Ocenebra newmani Lorenz, 1990: synonym of Vaughtia dunkeri (F. Krauss, 1848)
• Ocenebra poulsoni Carpenter, 1864: synonym of Roperia poulsoni (Carpenter, 1864) (original combination)
• Ocenebra purpuroides (Reeve, 1845): synonym of Vaughtia purpuroides (Reeve, 1845)
• Ocenebra rosea (Reeve, 1846): synonym of Muricopsis rosea (Reeve, 1846)
• Ocenebra rubra F. C. Baker, 1891: synonym of Paciocinebrina atropurpurea (Carpenter, 1865)
• Ocenebra sclera (Dall, 1919) : synonym of Paciocinebrina sclera (Dall, 1919)
• Ocenebra scrobiculata (Philippi, 1846): synonym of Vaughtia scrobiculata (Dunker, 1846)
• Ocenebra seftoni Chace, 1958: synonym of Paciocinebrina seftoni (Chace, 1958) (original combination)
• Ocenebra sloati Hertlein, 1958: synonym of Coralliophila orcuttiana Dall, 1919
• Ocenebra sperata (Cossmann, 1921): synonym of Urosalpinx sperata (Cossmann, 1921): synonym of Hadriania sperata (Cossmann, 1921)
• Ocenebra subangulata (Stearns, 1873) : synonym of Urosalpinx subangulata (Stearns, 1873)
• Ocenebra wardiana F. C. Baker, 1891: synonym of Ocinebrina aciculata (Lamarck, 1822)

External links

• Gray, J. E. (1847). On the classification of the British Mollusca by W E Leach. Annals and Magazine of Natural History. (1) 20: 267-273.
• Monterosato, T. A. di. (1917). Molluschi viventi e quaternari raccolti lungo le coste della Tripolitania dall'ing. Camillo Crema. Bollettino della Società Zoologica Italiana. ser. 3, 4: 1-28, pl. 1

Notes and References

1. Houart, R.; Gofas, S. (2010). Ocenebra Gray, 1847. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138200 on 2010-12-02
2. Backeljau, T. (1986). Lijst van de recente mariene mollusken van België [List of the recent marine molluscs of Belgium]. Koninklijk Belgisch Instituut voor Natuurwetenschappen: Brussels, Belgium. 106 pp.