Rhinotus purpureus (Pocock, 1894) is a animal in the Siphonotidae family, order Polyzoniida, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Rhinotus purpureus (Pocock, 1894) (Rhinotus purpureus (Pocock, 1894))
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Rhinotus purpureus (Pocock, 1894)

Rhinotus purpureus (Pocock, 1894)

Rhinotus purpureus is a millipede species in the family Siphonotidae found across the Americas and the Caribbean.

Family
Genus
Rhinotus
Order
Polyzoniida
Class
Diplopoda

About Rhinotus purpureus (Pocock, 1894)

Rhinotus purpureus, formally described by Pocock in 1894, is a millipede species that belongs to the family Siphonotidae. This species occurs across the Caribbean, Central America, North America, and South America.

Photo: (c) Even Dankowicz, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Even Dankowicz · cc-by

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Diplopoda Polyzoniida Siphonotidae Rhinotus

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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