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Family Siphonotidae

Chordeumatida? - Rhinotus purpureus Unknown Millipede - Rhinotus purpureus Unknown Millipede - Rhinotus purpureus Unknown Millipede - Rhinotus purpureus Unidentified Millipede - Rhinotus purpureus Unidentified Millipede - Rhinotus purpureus Unidentified Millipede - Rhinotus purpureus Rhinotus purpureus
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Myriapoda (Myriapods)
Class Diplopoda (Millipedes)
Order Polyzoniida
Family Siphonotidae
Explanation of Names
Siphonotidae Cook 1895
Numbers
a single (adventive) sp. in our area, >70 spp. in 15 genera total(1)
Range
circumtropical, introduced in our area (Gulf Coast)(2)
Works Cited
1.Catalogue of Life
2.Checklist of the millipeds of North and Middle America
Richard L. Hoffman. 1999. Virginia Museum of Natural History Special Publications.
Contributed by Derek Hennen on 19 January, 2016 - 6:32pm
Additional contributions by v belov
Last updated 14 November, 2023 - 5:18pm

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