Occurrence record: T-MRMCS04200000295

Human observation of Asterias rubens Linnaeus, 1758 | Common starfish recorded on 2021-10-16
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Overview

Occurrence ID T-MRMCS04200000295
Basis of record Human observation
Scientific name Asterias rubens Linnaeus, 1758 - Common starfish
Licence CC-BY
Record Date 2021-10-16 (Day)
Locality Namarch Bay
Location Grid Reference: SH231837 Latitude: 53.3211 Longitude: -4.656138
Recorded by "Ruth Sharratt, Matthew Boa"
Identification verification status Accepted - considered correct
Occurrence vitality alive

Dataset

Data partner Seasearch
Data resource Seasearch Marine Surveys in Wales
Bibliographic citation Seasearch ([Insert download year]). Seasearch Marine Surveys in Wales. Occurrence dataset on the NBN Atlas
Collection code MRMCS04200000006

Abundance

Organism quantity O
Organism quantity type SACFORN

Event

Occurrence date 2021-10-16
Date precision Day
Event date 2021-10-16
Event ID MRMCS04200000018.002

Taxonomy

Scientific name Asterias rubens Linnaeus, 1758
Common name Common starfish
Taxon rank species
Name match metric Exact match
The supplied name matched the name exactly.
Species Asterias rubens
Genus Asterias
Family Asteriidae
Order Forcipulatida
Class Asteroidea
Phylum Echinodermata
Kingdom Animalia
Taxon ID NBNSYS0000174000
Supplied taxon ID "123776"
Taxonomic issue No issues
Name parse type SCIENTIFIC
Habitat taxon marine
Establishment means taxon Native
Scientific name authorship Linnaeus, 1758

Geospatial

Country United Kingdom
State/Province Wales
Locality Namarch Bay
Latitude (WGS84) 53.3211
Longitude (WGS84) -4.656138
Geodetic datum EPSG:4326
Supplied datum: "WGS84"
Location remarks Sublittoral
Coordinate precision Unknown
Coordinate uncertainty in meters 70.7
Grid size in meters 100
Location ID MRMCS04200000018
Grid reference SH231837
Verbatim depth -8 to -4 m

Additional properties

aphia id 123776

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    Additional political boundaries information

    GB
    Districts, Boroughs and Unitary Authorities (Great Britain) Sir Ynys Mon - Isle of Anglesey
    GB countries Wales
    Ordnance Survey Grids - 100km SH
    Ordnance Survey Grids - 10km SH28
    Ordnance Survey Grids - 50km SHNW
    Watsonian Vice Counties (GB) Anglesey
    Watsonian Vice Counties – 12 mile (GB) Anglesey
    Watsonian Vice Counties – 3 mile (GB) Anglesey
    UK
    Countries with sea areas Wales
    Local Environmental Records Centre Boundaries of the UK Cofnod - North Wales Environmental Information Service
    UK, IoM, Channel Islands
    Hexagonal grid for reporting - 10km 15477
    Square grid for reporting - 10km 19273
    Wales
    Habitat Network: Lowland Heath Level 2 (Priority) (Wales) Habitat Network: Lowland Heath Level 2 (Priority) (Wales)
    Local Authorities (Wales) Sir Ynys Mon - Isle of Anglesey
    Sites of Special Scientific Interest (Wales) GLANNAU YNYS GYBI / HOLY ISLAND COAST
    Special Areas of Conservation (Wales) Glannau Ynys Gybi / Holy Island Coast
    Special protection areas (Wales) Glannau Ynys Gybi / Holy Island Coast
    Terrestrial Phase 1 Habitat Survey (Vegetation Voronoi) (Wales) H.8.4 Coastal grassland
    World base layer United Kingdom