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Prionospio fallax

7,569Records since 2000
MayPeak month
15Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan348
Feb509
Mar592
Apr1,033
May1,226
Jun1,049
Jul925
Aug652
Sep372
Oct309
Nov152
Dec179

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Highland Scotland66
2Causeway Coast and Glens Northern Ireland42
3Shetland Islands —26
4Ards and North Down Northern Ireland22
5Newry, Mourne and Down Northern Ireland21
6Cornwall England20
7Argyll and Bute Scotland15
8Mid and East Antrim Northern Ireland10
9Redcar and Cleveland England8
10Pembrokeshire Wales6
11Devon England3
12Na h-Eileanan Siar Scotland2
13Conwy Wales1
14Orkney Islands Scotland1
15North Ayrshire Scotland1
211 England4,577 Scotland353 Wales632 Northern Ireland2 Isle of Man

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 15 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
7,569
Peak month
May
Counties with records
15
Group
Worms (annelids)
NBN Atlas records since 2000
5,906
Most recorded in
Highland
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Annelida
Class
Polychaeta
Family
Spionidae
Genus
Prionospio
Name with authority
Prionospio fallax Söderström, 1920
Described
1920
Contributing datasets
28

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q2297474 · GBIF 2320651