Rhizochilus antipathum
| Rhizochilus antipathum | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Muricoidea |
| Family: | Muricidae |
| Subfamily: | Coralliophilinae |
| Genus: | Rhizochilus |
| Species: | R. antipathum |
| Binomial name | |
| Rhizochilus antipathum Steenstrup, 1850 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
|
Rhizochilus teramachii Kuroda, 1953 | |
Rhizochilus antipathum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
Description
The shell size varies between 14 mm and 20 mm
Distribution
This species is distributed in the Indian Ocean along South Africa and in the Indo-West Pacific.
References
- 1 2 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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