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Ocenebra scalaris

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae

Taxonomy
Murex scalaris was named by Brocchi (1814) [DISTRIBUTION: Early Miocene; Europe.]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Ocinebrina scalaris by Rossi-Ronchietti (1955); it was recombined as Ocenebra (Ocinebrina) scalaris by Stojaspal (1978); it was recombined as Ocenebra scalaris by Harzhauser (2002).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
O. beta, O. cazeuxi, O. chavesi, O. danconai, O. japonica, O. luridus, O. tethys

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1814Murex scalaris Brocchi
1955Ocinebrina scalaris Rossi-Ronchietti p. 189 figs. fig. 99
1978Ocenebra (Ocinebrina) scalaris Stojaspal p. 335
2002Ocenebra scalaris Harzhauser p. 96

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
RankNameAuthor
—Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
—Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
orderNeogastropodaThiele 1929
superfamilyMuricoideade Costa 1776
familyMuricidaeRafinesque 1815
genusOcenebraLeach in Gray 1847
speciesscalaris(Brocchi 1814)

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

†Ocenebra scalaris Brocchi 1814
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Diagnosis
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