Rhinodrilus Perrier, 1872

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Genus Rhinodrilus Perrier, 1872

Diagnosis. Setae in eight longitudinal lines, one or more lines may be irregular in the posterior region of the body. Intraclitellar tubercula pubertatis rarely absent. Gizzard in VI. Three pairs of calciferous glands in VII–IX. Subneural vessel present. Short seminal vesicles. Intraclitellar male pores. Spermathecae present ( Righi 1985).

Type species. Rhinodrilus paradoxus Perrier, 1872