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Spirorbis in life
In life — Spiral Fanworms, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) Jamie O'Neill, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Jamie O'Neill
BPBM 511Invertebrate Zoology

Spirorbis

Spiral Fanworms

As recorded: Spirorbis Daudin, 1800

Animalia › Annelida › Polychaeta › Sabellida › Serpulidae

Collected by
R.W. Hiatt
Locality
Halape
Island
Hawaiʻi Island
Region
United States
Record type
Preserved specimen
8 Bishop specimens of SpirorbisSpecies page ›

Spirorbis observed alive

Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 939 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-22.

Spirorbis observed 2026-10-22

2026-10-22

Cranberry Isles, ME, USA

(c) Rusty, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Spirorbis observed 2026-10-20

2026-10-20

Mattapoisett, MA, USA

(c) Rusty, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Spirorbis observed 2026-10-18

2026-10-18

Boutiliers Point Rd, Halifax, NS, CA

(c) courtneycb, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Spirorbis observed 2026-10-10

2026-10-10

Longstone Crescent, Chathill, England, GB

(c) greenwood00, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Spirorbis observed 2026-10-10

2026-10-10

Harbour Road, Chathill, England, GB

(c) Sam Greenwood, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Spirorbis observed 2026-10-09

2026-10-09

Route de la Lague, Guernsey, GB

(c) Dr Mark D. Scherz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Spirorbis. BPBM 511. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38744302. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/r/511.

Record sources