| Reference no. | Jennings, L.S., 1918 |
| Ecosystem | South New Zealand |
| Status | native |
| Abundance | |
| Lifestage | adults |
| Regional database | |
| Remarks | Type locality, Farewell Spit, Nelson (holotype of Scalpellum spinosum) (Ref. 89419). Known from off Stewart Island (Refs. 3585, 89419). C: Refs. 3585, 88996; O: Refs. 3585, 88996, 89419. |