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Rhizochilus is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.

Species

Species within the genus Rhizochilus include:

• Rhizochilus antipathum Steenstrup, 1850

Species brought into synonymy

• Rhizochilus exaratus Pease, 1861 : synonym of Coralliophila erosa (Röding, 1798)
• Rhizochilus madreporarum Sowerby: synonym of Coralliophila monodonta (Blainville, 1832)
• Rhizochilus radula A. Adams, 1855  : synonym of Coralliophila radula (A. Adams, 1855)
• Rhizochilus squamosissimus E.A. Smith, 1876  : synonym of Coralliophila squamosissima (E.A. Smith, 1876)
• Rhizochilus teramachii Kuroda, 1953  : synonym of Rhizochilus antipathum Steenstrup, 1850

References

1. Rhizochilus Steenstrup, 1850. 3 February 2011. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
2. Rhizochilus madreporarum Sowerby. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.

• Vaught, K.C. (1989). A classification of the living Mollusca. American Malacologists: Melbourne, FL (USA). ISBN 0-915826-22-4. XII, 195 pp

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