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Prionospio cirrifera

4,321Records since 2000
AugustPeak month
9Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan233
Feb201
Mar143
Apr201
May371
Jun493
Jul504
Aug638
Sep375
Oct321
Nov181
Dec120

GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Highland Scotland38
2Shetland Islands —11
3Causeway Coast and Glens Northern Ireland8
4Na h-Eileanan Siar Scotland5
5Mid and East Antrim Northern Ireland5
6Argyll and Bute Scotland3
7Isles of Scilly England3
8Newry, Mourne and Down Northern Ireland2
9Devon England1
125 England2,870 Scotland29 Wales185 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 9 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
4,321
Peak month
August
Counties with records
9
Group
Worms (annelids)
NBN Atlas records since 2000
3,285
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Annelida
Class
Polychaeta
Family
Spionidae
Genus
Prionospio
Name with authority
Prionospio cirrifera Wirén, 1883
Described
1883
Contributing datasets
33

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q2024148 · GBIF 2320625