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Sinistral spiral tubeworm

Spirorbis spirorbis

668Records since 2000
SeptemberPeak month
28Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan33
Feb27
Mar52
Apr37
May105
Jun38
Jul55
Aug69
Sep129
Oct68
Nov24
Dec29

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Orkney Islands Scotland47
2Gwynedd Wales41
3Scottish Borders Scotland33
4Argyll and Bute Scotland27
5Highland Scotland24
6Cornwall England23
7Na h-Eileanan Siar Scotland16
8Mid and East Antrim Northern Ireland15
9Isles of Scilly England14
10Plymouth England14
11Ards and North Down Northern Ireland13
12Ceredigion Wales12
13Isle of Anglesey Wales11
14Devon England8
15North Ayrshire Scotland6
133 England207 Scotland132 Wales33 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 28 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
668
Peak month
September
Counties with records
28
Scientific name
Spirorbis spirorbis
Group
Worms (annelids)
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Annelida
Class
Polychaeta
Order
Sabellida
Family
Serpulidae
Genus
Spirorbis
Name with authority
Spirorbis spirorbis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Described
1758
Contributing datasets
39

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q1986934 · GBIF 5199925