Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae

Alternative spelling: Purpura (Acanthina)

Parent taxon: Ocenebrinae according to T. J. DeVries 2005

Sister taxa: Carhuaspina, Crassilabrum, Eupleura, Herminespina, Jsowerbya, Mariasalpinx, Muregina, Pterorytis, Pterynopsis, Tactilispina, Urosalpinx, Vokesinotus

Subtaxa: Acanthina katzi, Acanthina monodon, Acanthina obesa, Acanthina rugosa, Acanthina triangularis, Acanthina unicornis

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Ecology: epifaunal carnivore