Ocenebra edwardsii
Appearance
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Ocinebrina edwardsii (Payraudeau, 1826)
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Ocinebrina edwardsii is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
Taxonomy
The following vatieties have been brought into synonymy :
- Ocinebrina edwardsi var. albina Pallary, 1906 : synonym of Ocinebrina hispidula (Pallary, 1904)
- Ocinebrina edwardsi var. cincta Pallary, 1906 : synonym of Ocinebrina hispidula (Pallary, 1904)
- Ocinebrina edwardsi var. fasciatus Settepassi, 1977 : synonym of Ocinebrina hybrida (Aradas & Benoit, 1876)
- Ocinebrina edwardsi var. hispidula Pallary, 1904 : synonym of Ocinebrina hispidula (Pallary, 1904)
- Ocinebrina edwardsi var. mutica Pallary, 1906 : synonym of Ocinebrina hispidula (Pallary, 1904)
- Ocinebrina edwardsii var. apiculata Pallary in Dautzenberg, 1917 : synonym of Ocinebrina edwardsii (Payraudeau, 1826)
- Ocinebrina edwardsii var. cassidula Monterosato, 1884 : synonym of Ocinebrina edwardsii (Payraudeau, 1826)
- Ocinebrina edwardsii var. elongata Setepassi, 1977: synonym of Ocinebrina edwardsii (Payraudeau, 1826)
- Ocinebrina edwardsii var. ventricosa Bellini, 1929 : synonym of Ocinebrina edwardsii (Payraudeau, 1826)
Description
The shell size varies between 12 mm and 20 mm
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Distribution
This species is distributed in European waters and in the Mediterranean Sea along Greece and Apulia, Italy; in the Atlantic Ocean along West Africa.
References
- ^ a b Ocinebrina edwardsii (Payraudeau, 1826). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 21 December 2010.
- Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213
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