Iphione muricata
Spiny Scaleworm
As recorded: Iphione muricata (Savigny, 1818)
Animalia › Annelida › Polychaeta › Phyllodocida › Iphionidae
- Collected by
- C.E.Cutress
- Locality
- Makapuu Point
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- United States
- Identified by
- S.I. Salazar-Vallejo, 2022
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Iphione muricata observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 11 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2024-04-16.

2024-04-16
海南省儋州市峨蔓镇蒲宿客栈馆
(c) ayegege, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-02-07
Kahaluu-Keauhou, HI 96740, USA
(c) Sean Daniels, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-05-10
台灣
(c) 大郭, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-03-11
台灣新北市
(c) 劉佳勳, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-02-24
Makena Landing, HI, USA
(c) Karolle Wall, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2021-12-26
Wailea-Makena, HI, USA
(c) Karolle Wall, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Iphione muricata. BPBM 481. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37272532. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/r/481.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 37272532 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
