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
Vaught, K.C. (1989). A classification of the living Mollusca. American Malacologists: Melbourne, FL (USA). . XII, 195 pp