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Rhizochilus antipathum

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Rhizochilus antipathum
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R. antipathum
Binomial name
Rhizochilus antipathum
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

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The shell size varies between 14 mm and 20 mm

Distribution

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

References

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  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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