Rhizochilus antipathum

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

Rhizochilus antipathum
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R. antipathum
Binomial name
Rhizochilus antipathum
Synonyms[1]

Rhizochilus teramachii Kuroda, 1953

Description edit

The shell size varies between 14 mm and 20 mm

Distribution edit

This species is distributed in the Indian Ocean along South Africa and in the Indo-West Pacific.

References edit

  1. ^ a b Rhizochilus antipathum Steenstrup, 1850. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 3 February 2011.
  • Oliverio M. (2008) Coralliophilinae (Neogastropoda: Muricidae) from the southwest Pacific. In: V. Héros, R.H. Cowie & P. Bouchet (eds), Tropical Deep-Sea Benthos 25. Mémoires du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle 196: 481–585.

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