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Occurrence record: 39341040

Human observation of Cerastoderma edule (Linnaeus, 1758) | Common Cockle recorded on 2024-09-12
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Overview

Occurrence ID 39341040
Basis of record Human observation
Scientific name Cerastoderma edule (Linnaeus, 1758) - Common Cockle
Licence CC-BY
Record Date 2024-09-12 (Day)
Locality Portstewart Strand
Location Grid Reference: C794364 Latitude: 55.168815 Longitude: -6.754004
Recorded by Monteith, Rodney
Identified by Simon Taylor
Identification verification status Accepted - correct

Dataset

Data partner Centre for Environmental Data and Recording
Data resource CEDaR Online Recording
Collection code CEDaR Recording | General CEDaR Records

Abundance

Individual count 1

Event

Occurrence date 2024-09-12
Date precision Day
Event date 2024-09-12
Event ID 28125222

Taxonomy

Scientific name Cerastoderma edule (Linnaeus, 1758)
Supplied scientific name "Cerastoderma edule (Linnaeus, 1758)"
Common name Common Cockle
Taxon rank species
Name match metric Taxon GUID match
The match was based on the supplied taxon concept ID rather than the scientific name.
Species Cerastoderma edule
Genus Cerastoderma
Family Cardiidae
Order Veneroida
Class Bivalvia
Phylum Mollusca
Kingdom Animalia
Taxon ID NBNSYS0000006810
Taxonomic issue No issues
Habitat taxon marine
Establishment means taxon Native
Scientific name authorship (Linnaeus, 1758)

Geospatial

Country United Kingdom
State/Province Northern Ireland
Locality Portstewart Strand
Latitude (WGS84) 55.168815
Longitude (WGS84) -6.754004
Geodetic datum EPSG:4326
Coordinate uncertainty in meters 70.7
Bbox 55.168374,-6.754802,55.169256,-6.753205
Grid size in meters 100
Easting 279400
Northing 436400
Grid reference wkt POLYGON((-6.7548 55.16837,-6.7548 55.16926,-6.75321 55.16926,-6.75321 55.16837,-6.7548 55.16837))
Grid reference C794364

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    Ireland
    Ireland and coastal waters Ireland and coastal waters
    Northern Ireland
    Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (Northern Ireland) Binevenagh
    Areas of Special Scientific Interest (Northern Ireland) Bann Estuary
    River Basin Districts (Northern Ireland) Neagh Bann
    Seascape Character Assessment (Northern Ireland) North Coast Strands & Dunes
    Special Areas of Conservation (Northern Ireland) Bann Estuary
    UK
    Countries with sea areas Northern Ireland
    Local Environmental Records Centre Boundaries of the UK Centre for Environmental Data and Recording
    UK, IoM, Channel Islands
    Hexagonal grid for reporting - 10km 19810
    Square grid for reporting - 10km 14898
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