Ocenebra cierboensis Durham 1974 (murex snail)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae

Alternative combination: Boreotrophon stuarti cierboensis

Full reference: D. L. Durham. 1974. Geology of the southern Salinas Valley area, California. Professional Paper 1-111

Belongs to Ocenebra according to D. L. Durham 1974

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) rodeoensis, Murex (Ocinebra) selbyensis, Murex (Ocinebra) sobrantensis, Ocenebra (Favartia), Ocenebra ashiyaensis, Ocenebra bonaccorsii, Ocenebra clarki, Ocenebra crassilabiatus, Ocenebra credneri, Ocenebra depoensis, Ocenebra erinaceus, Ocenebra gabbiana, Ocenebra milicentana, Ocenebra petrocyon, Ocenebra scalaris, Ocenebra striata, Ocenebra trophonoides, Ocenebra wilkesana, Ocinebra dietrichi

Type specimen: UCLA 8935, a shell

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution: found only at USGS Cenozoic M903 San Lucas Quad (Miocene of California)

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