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Ocenebra brevirobusta

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Ocenebra brevirobusta
Shell of Ocenebra brevirobusta (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Muricidae
Genus: Ocenebra
Species:
O. brevirobusta
Binomial name
Ocenebra brevirobusta
Houart, 2000
Synonyms

Ocenebra brevirostra [sic] (lapsus in abstract)

Ocenebra brevirobusta is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Muricidae, commonly known as murex snails or rock snails.[1]

Etymology

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The term brevirobusta comes from Latin. Brevis means short; Robusta means strong.[2]

Description

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It's shell can grow up to 42 mm (1.65 inches) in length.[2]

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off Morocco.

References

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  1. ^ Ocenebra brevirobusta Houart, 2000. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
  2. ^ a b "New species of Muricidae (Gastropoda) from the northeastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean Sea". Zoosystema. 22 (3): 459–469. 2000.
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