Ocenebra erinaceus, common name the European sting winkle, is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Muricidae, the murex and rock snails. Also known as the oyster drill, it is a pest in oyster beds.

The name Ocenebra erinaceus is the accepted name according to the database World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), and the name is also accepted as valid by the ICZN (Op. 886)

Description

The size of the shell varies between 8mm and 65mm. The shell has four to seven varicose, nodulous, encircled by prominent cord-like, raised ribs. These are alternately smaller, the smaller ones minutely scabrous. The varices are sometimes frondose, sometimes lamellated, occasionally appressed. Occasionally the larger revolving ribs thickly overlap the varices, forming a succession of elongated nodules The color of the shell is yellowish-brown and whitish within.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in European waters from Norway to the Black Sea; in the Atlantic Ocean off the Azores and Madeira

Ocenebra erinaceus torosa

Synonyms

  • Cenebra erinacea
  • Murex bicristatus Risso, 1826
  • Murex cinguliferus Lamarck, 1822
  • Murex duthiersi Velain, 1877
  • Murex erinaceus Linnaeus, 1758 (original combination) Murex erinaceus var. amirrus de Gregorio, 1885 Murex erinaceus var. benisafiensis Koch in Pallary, 1900 Murex erinaceus var. conspersa Dautzenberg, 1887 Murex erinaceus var. depauperata Dautzenberg, 1887 Murex erinaceus var. fasciata Dautzenberg, 1887 Murex erinaceus var. fusca Dautzenberg, 1887 Murex erinaceus var. major Dautzenberg, 1920 Murex erinaceus var. mutica Dautzenberg & Durouchoux, 1913 Murex erinaceus var. sculpta Jeffreys, 1867 Murex erinaceus var. thersites Coen, 1933 Murex erinaceus var. triquetra Coen, 1933 Murex erinaceus var. venetiana de Gregorio in Coen, 1933 Murex erinaceus var. viriditincta Dautzenberg & Fischer, 1925
  • Murex hanleyi Dautzenberg, 1887
  • Murex imbricatus Chiereghini in Nardo, 1847
  • Murex labiosus Chiereghini in Nardo, 1847
  • Murex orbignyanus Risso, 1826
  • Murex pirotectus de Gregorio, 1885
  • Murex tarantinus Lamarck, 1822
  • Murex triquetra Risso, 1826
  • Murex ungulatus Chiereghini in Nardo, 1847 Ocenebra erinaceus elongatus Settepassi, 1970 Ocenebra erinaceus var. africanus Settepassi, 1970 Ocenebra erinaceus var. algerianus Settepassi, 1970 Ocenebra erinaceus var. candida Dautzenberg, 1894 Ocenebra erinaceus var. carneola Dautzenberg & Durouchoux, 1913 Ocenebra erinaceus var. dilatatus Settepassi, 1970 Ocenebra erinaceus var. foliosa Monterosato in Coen, 1914 Ocenebra erinaceus var. ibericus Settepassi, 1970 Ocenebra erinaceus var. neglectus Settepassi, 1970 Ocenebra erinaceus var. pagodulinus Settepassi, 1970 Ocenebra erinaceus var. producta Dautzenberg & Durouchoux, 1913 Ocenebra erinaceus var. solidusSettepassi, 1970 Ocenebra erinaceus var. squamulosus Philippi in Settepassi, 1970 Ocenebra gibbosus var. acuminatus Settepassi, 1970 Ocenebra gibbosus var. compositus Settepassi, 1970 Ocenebra gibbosus var. elongatus Settepassi, 1970
  • Ocinebra labiosus (Chiereghini in Nardo, 1847) Ocinebra labiosus var. fasciata Coen, 1933
  • Purpura congener Roding, 1798
  • Purpura senegalla Roding, 1798
  • Tritonalia chicoroides Coen, 1947
  • Tritonalia erinaceus (Linnaeus, 1758) Tritonalia erinaceus var. clathrataCoen, 1947
  • Tritonalia humilis Coen, 1947
  • Tritonalia lampusiopsis Coen, 1947
  • Tritonalia mercaensis Coen, 1947
  • Tritonalia rejecta Monterosato in Coen, 1947
  • Tritonalia rotunda Coen, 1947
  • Tritonalia ruscuriana Monterosato in Coen, 1947
  • Linné C. von, 1758: Systema Naturae. Editio decima. 1. Regnum Animale Holmiae, Laurentii Salvii iv + 824 p.
  • Röding P. F., 1798: Museum Boltenianum sive Catalogus Cimeliorum e tribus regnis naturae quae olim collegerat Joa. Fried. Bolten M. D. p. d. pars secunda continens Conchylia sive Testacea univalvia, bivalvia et multivalvia pp.VIII + 199
  • Lamarck ([J.-B. M.] de), 1815-1822: Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres; Paris [vol. 5: Paris, Deterville/Verdière] [vol. 6 published by the Author] 7 vol. [I molluschi sono compresi nei vol. 5-7. Vol. 5 (Les Conchiferes): 612 pp. [25 luglio 1818]. Vol. 6 (1) (Suite): 343 pp. [1819]. Vol. 6 (2) (Suite): 232 pp. [1822]. Vol. 7: (Suite): 711 pp. [1822]]
  • Risso A., 1826-1827: Histoire naturelle des principales productions de l'Europe Méridionale et particulièrement de celles des environs de Nice et des Alpes Maritimes; Paris, Levrault Vol. 1: XII + 448 + 1 carta [1826]. Vol. 2: VII + 482 + 8 pl. (fiori) [novembre 1827]. Vol. 3: XVI + 480 + 14 pl. (pesci) [settembre 1827]. Vol. 4: IV + 439 + 12 pl. (molluschi) [novembre 1826]. Vol. 5: VIII + 400 + 10 pl. (altri invertebrati) [Novembre 1827]
  • Nardo D., 1847: Sinonimia moderna delle specie registrate nell’opera intitolata: Descrizione de’Crostacei, de’Testacei e de’Pesci che abitano le Lagune e Golfo Veneto, rappresentati in figure, a chiaroscuro ed a colori dall’ Abate Stefano Chiereghini Ven. Clodiense applicata per commissione governativa Venezia pp. i-xi, 1-127
  • Jeffreys J. G., 1862-1869: British Conchology; London, van Voorst Vol. 1: pp.CXIV + 341 [1862]. Vol. 2: pp.479 [1864] Il frontrespizio reca la data 1863 ma in effetti pubblicato nel 1864. Vol. 3: pp.394 [1865]. Vol. 4: pp.487 [1867]. Vol. 5: pp.259 [1869]
  • Dautzenberg P., 1887: Une excursion malacologique à Saint-Lunaire (Ille-et-Vilaine) et aux environs de cette localité; Bulletin de la Société d'études scientifiques de Paris 9(2), 27 pp.
  • Pallary P., 1900: Coquilles marines du littoral du Département d'Oran; Journal de Conchyliologie 48 (3): 211-422, pl. 6-8
  • Dautzenberg P. & Durouchoux P., 1913-1914: Les mollusques de la baie de Saint-Malo; Feuille des Jeunes Naturalistes 43-44 (Suppl.): 1-64, pl. 1-4
  • Coen G., 1943: Revisione delle varietà della Tritonalia erinaceus. Monografia sul Murex (Bolinus) brandaris. Nuovi gruppi e specie di gasteropodi. Sul gruppo Pseudofusus Mts. 1884. Sulla Charonia seguenzae; Acta Pontifica Academia Scientiarum 7(1): 40-41
  • Settepassi F., 1970: Atlante Malacologico. Molluschi marini viventi nel Mediterraneo, volume I; Museo di Zoologia, Roma

External links

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