Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Alternative spelling: Ocenebra (Ocinebrina)
Parent taxon: Muricidae according to B. Landau et al. 2007
See also Harzhauser and Mandic 2001 and Sepkoski 2002
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, Ocenebra, Ocenebrinae, 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: Ocinebrina bistriata Ocinebrina carvalhoi Ocinebrina concerpta Ocinebrina coryphaena Ocinebrina edwardsi Ocinebrina imbricata Ocinebrina keepi Ocinebrina lassaignei Ocinebrina squamulifera Ocinebrina tenuisculpta
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Italy (1 collection), Portugal (9), Spain (1), United States (9: California)
• Pliocene of Italy (1), Spain (3), United States (2: California)
• Miocene of Germany (1), Greece (1), Hungary (1), Poland (1), United States (2: California)
• Oligocene of France (2), Hungary (2)
Total: 36 collections including 46 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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