Occurrence record: LC000053000A3JBD

Human observation of Tectura virginea (O. F. Müller, 1776) | White Tortoiseshell Limpet recorded on 2023-02-01
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Overview

Occurrence ID LC000053000A3JBD
Basis of record Human observation
Scientific name Tectura virginea (O. F. Müller, 1776) - White Tortoiseshell Limpet
Licence CC-BY-NC
Record Date 2023-02-01 (Day)
Locality Blackrock; Dublin; Ireland.
Location Grid Reference: O2129 Latitude: 53.3032460946225 Longitude: -6.1785859468642
Recorded by Andrew Wright
Identified by Andrew Wright
Identification verification status Accepted - correct
Occurrence remarks Beach sample and strand collection. Large flat sandy beach with granite block breakwater behind. Large percentage of very fine sand (<0.25mm).

Dataset

Data partner Conchological Society of Great Britain & Ireland
Data resource Conchological Society of Great Britain & Ireland: marine mollusc records
Bibliographic citation Conchological Society of Great Britain & Ireland ([Insert year of download]), Conchological Society of Great Britain & Ireland: marine mollusc records. Occurrence dataset
Collection code LC000053000A001D

Abundance

Organism quantity o
Organism quantity type CSGBI Code

Event

Occurrence date 2023-02-01
Sampling protocol Grit Analysis
Date precision Day
Event date 2023-02-01
Event ID LC000053000A0FII

Taxonomy

Scientific name Tectura virginea (O. F. Müller, 1776)
Common name White Tortoiseshell Limpet
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 Tectura virginea
Genus Tectura
Family Lottiidae
Class Gastropoda
Phylum Mollusca
Kingdom Animalia
Taxon ID NHMSYS0021056385
Taxonomic issue No issues
Habitat taxon marine
Establishment means taxon Native
Scientific name authorship (O. F. Müller, 1776)

Geospatial

Locality Blackrock; Dublin; Ireland.
Latitude (WGS84) 53.3032460946225
Longitude (WGS84) -6.1785859468642
Geodetic datum EPSG:4326
Supplied datum: "WGS84"
Coordinate precision Unknown
Coordinate uncertainty in meters 100.0
Georeference verification status Accepted
Grid size in meters 1000
Grid reference O2129

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    Additional political boundaries information

    Ireland
    Ireland and coastal waters Ireland and coastal waters
    Vice Counties (Ireland) H21 Dublin
    UK, IoM, Channel Islands
    Hexagonal grid for reporting - 10km 18495
    Square grid for reporting - 10km 16259
    World base layer Ireland