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Antedon petasus

430Records since 2000
JulyPeak month
2Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan4
Feb12
Mar16
Apr30
May67
Jun30
Jul83
Aug45
Sep54
Oct59
Nov14
Dec13

GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Highland Scotland33
2Argyll and Bute Scotland29
352 Scotland10 Wales8 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 2 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
430
Peak month
July
Counties with records
2
Group
Starfish and sea urchins
NBN Atlas records since 2000
367
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Echinodermata
Class
Crinoidea
Order
Comatulida
Family
Antedonidae
Genus
Antedon
Name with authority
Antedon petasus (Düben & Koren, 1846)
Described
1846

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q2521041 · GBIF 5187720