DiscoverSpeciesOther invertebrates
Hauchiella tribullata
- Usual depth80–361 m
- Water temperature-2–17 °C
- Best monthsMay, June, and July
- How commonOccasional
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 6 records
- February: 1 records
- March: 3 records
- April: 7 records
- May: 10 records
- June: 9 records
- July: 12 records
- August: 4 records
- September: 1 records
- October: 6 records
- November: 5 records
- December: 1 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 80–361 m · Deepest record: 3,690 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of -2–17 °C
Names and classification
Other scientific names: Hauchiella inermis, Hauchiella peterseni, Lysilla inermis, Polycirrus tribullata
Similar species
Strawberry wormEupolymnia nebulosa
Sand masonLanice conchilega

Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 969 open-data records from 1867 to 2021.
- Species data updated November 3, 2026.
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