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Scolelepis squamata

983Records since 2000
SeptemberPeak month
18Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan5
Feb21
Mar91
Apr39
May95
Jun115
Jul78
Aug100
Sep318
Oct32
Nov45
Dec4

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Devon England45
2Cornwall England43
3Newry, Mourne and Down Northern Ireland11
4Highland Scotland10
5Swansea Wales10
6Gwynedd Wales8
7Pembrokeshire Wales5
8Fife Scotland5
9Angus Scotland3
10Cumbria England2
11Isle of Anglesey Wales2
12Conwy Wales2
13North Tyneside England2
14North Yorkshire England1
15Ceredigion Wales1
369 England91 Scotland220 Wales23 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 18 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
983
Peak month
September
Counties with records
18
Group
Worms (annelids)
NBN Atlas records since 2000
181
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Annelida
Class
Polychaeta
Family
Spionidae
Genus
Scolelepis
Name with authority
Scolelepis squamata (O.F.Muller, 1806)
Described
1806
Contributing datasets
30

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q2327196 · GBIF 2321131