Ocenebrinae

Ocenebrinae is a taxonomic subfamily of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks. This subfamily is within the large family Muricidae, which are commonly known as the murex and rock snails.

Ocenebrinae
A live individual of Ceratostoma foliatum, head end towards the lower left
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Muricoidea
Family:	Muricidae
Subfamily:	Ocenebrinae Cossmann, 1903
Genera
See text
Synonyms
Nucellidae Salisbury, 1940

In one^[which?] other version of current gastropod taxonomy, three of these genera are grouped by themselves in a small subfamily called Haustrinae.^{[citation needed]}

Genera

Genera within the subfamily Ocenebrinae include:

• Acanthina Fischer von Waldheim, 1807
• Acanthinucella A. H. Cooke, 1918
• Africanella Vermeij & Houart, 1999
• † Argenthina G. S. Herbert & del Rio, 2005
• Austrotrophon Dall, 1902
• Calcitrapessa S. S. Berry, 1959
• † Califostoma J. R. Bean & Vermeij, 2016
• † Carhuaspina DeVries, 2005
• Ceratostoma Herrmannsen, 1846
• Chicocenebra Bouchet & Houart, 1996
• Chorus Bouchet & Houart, 1996
  • Chorus giganteus
• Crassilabrum Jousseaume, 1880
• Eupleura H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853
• † Fenolignum Vermeij & E. H. Vokes, 1997
• Forreria Jousseaume, 1880
• Genkaimurex Kuroda, 1953
• Gracilipurpura Jousseaume, 1880
• Hadriania Bucquoy & Dautzenberg, 1882: synonym of Gracilipurpura Jousseaume, 1880
• † Herminespina DeVries & Vermeij, 1997
• † Heteropurpura Jousseaume, 1880
• Inermicosta Jousseaume, 1880
• Jaton Pusch, 1837
• † Jsowerbya Merle, 2005
• † Lyropurpura Jousseaume, 1880
• Mexacanthina Marko & Vermeij, 1999
• † Miocenebra E. H. Vokes, 1963
• Muregina Vermeij, 1998
• † Namamurex A. Carrington & B. F. Kensley^[1]
• Nucella Röding, 1798
• Ocenebra Gray, 1847
• Ocenotrophon McLean, 1995
• Ocinebrellus Jousseaume, 1880
• Ocinebrina Jousseaume, 1880
• Paciocinebrina Houart, Vermeij & Wiedrick, 2019
• Poropteron Jousseaume, 1880
• Pteropurpura Jousseaume, 1880
• Pterorytis Conrad, 1863
• † Pterynopsis E. H. Vokes, 1972
• Roperia Dall, 1898
• † Spinucella Vermeij, 1993
• † Tactilispina DeVries, 2005
• Trochia Swainson, 1840
• Urosalpinx W. Stimpson, 1865
• Vaughtia Houart, 1995
• Vokesinotus Petuch, 1988
• Xanthochorus P. Fischer, 1884
• Zacatrophon Hertlein & Strong, 1951

Fossil genera:

• Ecphora

Gener a brought into synonymy

• Antimurex Cossmann, 1903: synonym of Crassilabrum Jousseaume, 1880
• Centrifuga U. S. Grant & Gale, 1931: synonym of Pteropurpura Jousseaume, 1880
• Cerastoma [sic]: synonym of Cerostoma Conrad, 1837: synonym of Ceratostoma Herrmannsen, 1846 (misspelling of genus)
• Cerostoma Conrad, 1837: synonym of Ceratostoma Herrmannsen, 1846 (invalid: junior homonym of Cerostoma Latreille, 1802 [Lepidoptera]; Ceratostoma is an emendation )
• Dentocenebra Monterosato, 1917: synonym of Ocenebra Gray, 1847
• Hanetia: synonym of Urosalpinx Stimpson, 1865
• Jatova Jousseaume, 1880: synonym of Jaton Pusch, 1837
• Microrhytis: synonym of Ceratostoma Herrmannsen, 1846
• Monoceros Lamarck, 1809: synonym of Acanthina Fischer von Waldheim, 1807 (Invalid: junior homonym of Monoceros Lacépède, 1798 [Pisces] and others)
• Neurarhytis Olsson & Harbison, 1953: synonym of Pterorytis Conrad, 1863
• Ocenebrina Cossmann, 1903: synonym of Ocinebrina Jousseaume, 1880 (invalid: unjustified emendation of Ocinebrina)
• Ocinebra Leach, 1852: synonym of Ocenebra Gray, 1847 (incorrect subsequent spelling)
• Polytropa Swainson, 1840: synonym of Nucella Röding, 1798 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
• Polytropalicus Rovereto, 1899: synonym of Nucella Röding, 1798
• Ocinebrellus: synonym of Pteropurpura Jousseaume, 1880
• Poropteron: synonym of Pteropurpura Jousseaume, 1880
• Rudolpha Schumacher, 1817: synonym of Acanthina Fischer von Waldheim, 1807
• Shaskyus: synonym of Pteropurpura Jousseaume, 1880
• Spinostoma Coen, 1943: synonym of Ceratostoma Herrmannsen, 1846
• Ternaria Coen, 1943: synonym of Pteropurpura (Ocinebrellus) Jousseaume, 1880: synonym of Ocinebrellus Jousseaume, 1880 (not available: no type species designated)
• Tritonalia J. Fleming, 1828: synonym of Ocenebra Gray, 1847 (Invalid: placed on the Official Index by ICZN Opinion 886)
• Unicornus Montfort, 1810: synonym of Acanthina Fischer von Waldheim, 1807

References

1. A. . Carrington & B. F. Kensley, Pleistocene Molluscs from the Naqualand Coast; Annals of the South African Museum vol. 52, 1969]

• Barco, A.; Herbert, G.; Houart, R.; Fassio, G. & Oliverio, M. (2017). A molecular phylogenetic framework for the subfamily Ocenebrinae (Gastropoda, Muricidae). Zoologica Scripta. 46 (3): 322-335.

 

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