Rhinodrilus
Rhinodrilus is a genus of large South American earthworms. It belongs to the family Glossoscolecidae.
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| Genus: | Rhinodrilus Perrier, 1872  | 
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| Rhinodrilus paradoxus Perrier, 1872  | |
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 Rhynodrylus (lapsus)  | |
This genus consists of the following species[1][2]
- Rhinodrilus alatus
 - Rhinodrilus annulatus
 - Rhinodrilus appuni 
- Rhinodrilus appuni appuni
 - Rhinodrilus appuni pavoni
 
 - Rhinodrilus brasiliensis
 - Rhinodrilus bursiferus
 - Rhinodrilus contortus
 - Rhinodrilus duseni
 - Rhinodrilus fafner (possibly extinct)
 - Rhinodrilus garbei
 - Rhinodrilus hoeflingae
 - Rhinodrilus horsti
 - Rhinodrilus juncundus
 - Rhinodrilus lakei
 - Rhinodrilus papillifer
 - Rhinodrilus paradoxus
 - Rhinodrilus pitun
 - Rhinodrilus priollii
 - Rhinodrilus romani
 
References
    
- Blakemore, R. (2006). Provisional checklist of Annelids (megadriles) of central Amazonia, Peru and Brazil. YNU Japan. Retrieved (March 7, 2009) from http://bio-eco.eis.ynu.ac.jp/eng/database/earthworm/Amazonian%20earthworms.pdf.
 - Rhinodrilus TSN 69131. Retrieved (March 7, 2009), from the Integrated Taxonomic Information System on-line database, https://www.itis.gov.
 
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