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Occurrence record: SR0004070002DSIZ

Human observation of Eledone cirrhosa (Lamarck, 1798) | Curled Octopus recorded on 2022-11-29
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Overview

Occurrence ID SR0004070002DSIZ
Basis of record Human observation
Scientific name Eledone cirrhosa (Lamarck, 1798) - Curled Octopus
Licence CC-BY-NC
Record Date 2022-11-29 (Day)
Locality rockpool north of Consti, Aberystwyth
Location Grid Reference: SN58 Latitude: 52.443671 Longitude: -4.134791
Recorded by Chloe Griffiths
Identified by Ian Smith
Identification verification status Accepted - considered correct
Occurrence remarks Dominic Rowley shared this record with Ceredigion Birds and Wildlife page on Facebook and allowed me to make it a record. The photo is also his.; Biotope: Rock and other hard surfaces in the intertidal and splash zone; Image: http://warehouse1.indicia.org.uk/upload/ o_1gj42gcrc19nt1sql12p1hhb18otb.jpeg
Occurrence vitality not recorded

Dataset

Data partner West Wales Biodiversity Information Centre
Data resource West Wales Online Records
Bibliographic citation West Wales Biodiversity Information Centre ([Insert year of download]). West Wales Online Records. Occurrence dataset on the NBN Atlas
Institution code Supplied institution code "WWBIC"

Event

Occurrence date 2022-11-29
Supplied date "29/11/2022"
Date precision Day
Event date 2022-11-29
Supplied as 29/11/2022

Taxonomy

Scientific name Eledone cirrhosa (Lamarck, 1798)
Common name Curled 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 Eledone cirrhosa
Genus Eledone
Family Octopodidae
Order Octopoda
Class Cephalopoda
Phylum Mollusca
Kingdom Animalia
Taxon ID NBNSYS0000175097
Taxonomic issue No issues
Habitat taxon marine
Establishment means taxon Native
Scientific name authorship (Lamarck, 1798)

Geospatial

Country United Kingdom
State/Province Wales
Locality rockpool north of Consti, Aberystwyth
Latitude (WGS84) 52.443671
Longitude (WGS84) -4.134791
Geodetic datum EPSG:4326
Coordinate uncertainty in meters 7071.1
Bbox 52.397404,-4.206053,52.489897,-4.06338
Grid size in meters 10000
Easting 250000
Northing 280000
Grid reference wkt POLYGON((-4.20605 52.3974,-4.20605 52.4899,-4.06338 52.4899,-4.06338 52.3974,-4.20605 52.3974))
Grid reference SN58

Additional properties

geodatic datum EPSG:27700

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    Additional political boundaries information

    GB
    Ordnance Survey Grids - 100km SH
    Ordnance Survey Grids - 10km SH27
    Ordnance Survey Grids - 50km SHNW
    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
    Special Areas of Conservation with marine components (UK) Pen Llyn a`r Sarnau/ Lleyn Peninsula and the Sarnau
    Special Protection Areas with marine components (UK) Anglesey Terns / Morwenoliaid Ynys Môn
    UK, IoM, Channel Islands
    Hexagonal grid for reporting - 10km 15260
    Square grid for reporting - 10km 19504
    Wales
    Biospheric Reserves (Wales) Dyfi Biosphe (Core)
    Habitat mapping of the Southern Irish Sea (HABMAP Extension Project) (Wales) CR.MCR.EcCr.FaAlCr
    Special Areas of Conservation (Wales) Pen Llyn a'r Sarnau / Lleyn Peninsula and the Sarnau
    BESbswy