Ocinebrina lurida

Ocinebrina lurida is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]

Ocinebrina lurida
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Muricoidea
Family:
Muricidae
Subfamily:
Ocenebrinae
Genus:
Ocinebrina
Species:
O. lurida
Binomial name
Ocinebrina lurida
(Middendorff, 1848)
Synonyms[1]

Ocinebra lurida Middendorff, 1848
Ocinebra lurida var. munda Carpenter, 1864a
Tritonalia rotunda Dall, 1919
Tritonalia sclera Dall, 1919
Tritonium (Fusus) luridum Middendorff, 1848
Vitularia aspera Baird, 1863

Variously known as the dwarf lurid triton, lurid dwarf triton, lurid rock shell, and dwarf triton. The species grows to 4cm long and lives in the intertidal to depths of 200 metres from central Alaska to northern Mexico. This marine gastropod favours strong-currents.[2]

Description

Distribution
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References
  1. Ocinebrina lurida (Middendorff, 1848). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
  2. Lamb, Andy (2005). Marine Life of the Pacific Northwest (1 ed.). Madeira Park BC: Harbour Publishing. p. 223. ISBN 1-55017-361-8.


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