Spirorbis
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 Spirorbis carbonarius (fossil)
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Spirorbis spirorbis |
Spirorbis is a genus of very small (2-5mm) Polychaete worms, usually with a white coiled shell. It lives on the lower littoral and sublittoral zones on the rocky shore. Spirorbis worms usually live attached to seaweeds, but some species live directly on the rock.
[edit] Species
There are four species of spirorbis worms. They are:
- Spirorbis spirorbis
- Spirorbis tridentatus
- Spirorbis corallinae
- Spirorbis rupestris
