Occurrence record: LC000053000A3B90

Human observation of Octopus vulgaris Cuvier, 1797 | Common Octopus recorded on 2022-10-15
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Overview

Occurrence ID LC000053000A3B90
Basis of record Human observation
Scientific name Octopus vulgaris Cuvier, 1797 - Common Octopus
Licence CC-BY
Record Date 2022-10-15 (Day)
Locality Shoalstone
Location Grid Reference: SX936568 Latitude: 50.401411373012 Longitude: -3.4984587932014
Recorded by Max Dupe
Identified by Simon Taylor
Identification verification status Accepted - correct
Occurrence remarks One common octopus seen whilst scuba diving

Dataset

Data partner Conchological Society of Great Britain & Ireland
Data resource Conchological Society of Great Britain & Ireland: marine mollusc records
Collection code LC000053000A000J

Event

Occurrence date 2022-10-15
Sampling protocol Field Observation
Date precision Day
Event date 2022-10-15
Event ID LC000053000A0CWP

Taxonomy

Scientific name Octopus vulgaris Cuvier, 1797
Common name Common Octopus
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 Octopus vulgaris
Genus Octopus
Family Octopodidae
Order Octopoda
Class Cephalopoda
Phylum Mollusca
Kingdom Animalia
Taxon ID NBNSYS0000176785
Taxonomic issue No issues
Habitat taxon marine
Establishment means taxon Native
Scientific name authorship Cuvier, 1797

Geospatial

Country United Kingdom
State/Province England
Locality Shoalstone
Latitude (WGS84) 50.401411373012
Longitude (WGS84) -3.4984587932014
Geodetic datum EPSG:4326
Supplied datum: "WGS84"
Coordinate precision Unknown
Coordinate uncertainty in meters 70.1
Georeference verification status Accepted
Grid size in meters 100
Grid reference SX936568

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