Occurrence record: LC000053000A2PCF

Human observation of Octopus vulgaris Cuvier, 1797 | Common Octopus recorded on 2019-01-02
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Overview

Occurrence ID LC000053000A2PCF
Basis of record Human observation
Scientific name Octopus vulgaris Cuvier, 1797 - Common Octopus
Licence CC-BY
Record Date 2019-01-02 (Day)
Locality Eddystone Reefs
Location Grid Reference: SX382349 Latitude: 50.192605242374 Longitude: -4.267010178547
Recorded by Keith Hiscock
Identified by Ian Smith
Identification verification status Accepted - correct
Occurrence remarks One; ; In a fissure on the rock reef at 24 m below chart datum.

Dataset

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

Event

Occurrence date 2019-01-02
Sampling protocol Field Observation
Date precision Day
Event date 2019-01-02
Event ID LC000053000A09GP

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 Eddystone Reefs
Latitude (WGS84) 50.192605242374
Longitude (WGS84) -4.267010178547
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 SX382349

Additional properties

coordinate uncertainty meters 70.1

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    Additional political boundaries information

    England
    Special Areas of Conservation (England) Start Point to Plymouth Sound & Eddystone
    GB
    Ordnance Survey Grids - 100km SX
    Ordnance Survey Grids - 10km SX33
    Ordnance Survey Grids - 50km SXSW
    Watsonian Vice Counties – 12 mile (GB) East Cornwall
    UK
    Countries with sea areas England
    Local Environmental Records Centre Boundaries of the UK ERC for Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly
    Special Areas of Conservation with marine components (UK) Start Point to Plymouth Sound & Eddystone
    UK, IoM, Channel Islands
    Hexagonal grid for reporting - 10km 13706
    Square grid for reporting - 10km 21088