Kauaʻi record · KCA-MOL-00218
Siphopteron quadrispinosum
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About Siphopteron quadrispinosum
Sea Slugs of Hawaiʻi explicitly includes Kauaʻi in its distribution; a 2023 iNaturalist Kauaʻi claim corroborates but was not independently image-reviewed.
WoRMS/MolluscaBase AphiaID 599458 accepts Siphopteron quadrispinosum.
Expert account documents open sand and Halimeda kanaloana beds at 6-27 m.
Authoritative expert island account and shallow habitat support occurrence; confidence reduced because the page lacks a dated Kauaʻi voucher/photo. Strict current-status reconciliation: downgraded to historical because no dated authoritative recent Kauaʻi voucher or survey was inspected.
Names and classification
- Scientific name
- Siphopteron quadrispinosum
- Other names
- Siphopteron quadrispinosum
- Record type
- species
Kauaʻi occurrence and status
- Kauaʻi occurrence
- Authoritative Kauaʻi occurrence is established, but the authoritative source is historical or undated; later community observations are corroborative only and do not establish present-day persistence.
- Origin
- Origin not inferred from occurrence census
- Conservation status
- Not assessed
- Evidence limits
- Occurrence category and evidence are source-bounded. Abundance, trend, and living status are not inferred beyond the reviewed evidence.
Habitat and ecology
- Habitats
- Marine reef and nearshore
Process and seasonal context
- Seasonal description
- Siphopteron quadrispinosum is included in the verified Kauaʻi mollusk census. Authoritative expert island account and shallow habitat support occurrence; confidence reduced because the page lacks a dated Kauaʻi voucher/photo. Strict current-status reconciliation: downgraded to historical because no dated authoritative recent Kauaʻi voucher or survey was inspected.