When it is recorded
Jan325
Feb471
Mar927
Apr767
May1,114
Jun1,342
Jul1,295
Aug2,375
Sep1,550
Oct573
Nov445
Dec215
GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).
Where it is recorded
| # | County | Nation | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cornwall | England | 76 | |
| 2 | Pembrokeshire | Wales | 53 | |
| 3 | Ceredigion | Wales | 46 | |
| 4 | Plymouth | England | 46 | |
| 5 | Ards and North Down | Northern Ireland | 38 | |
| 6 | Highland | Scotland | 37 | |
| 7 | Shetland Islands | — | 28 | |
| 8 | Dorset | England | 27 | |
| 9 | Mid and East Antrim | Northern Ireland | 26 | |
| 10 | Newry, Mourne and Down | Northern Ireland | 23 | |
| 11 | Na h-Eileanan Siar | Scotland | 22 | |
| 12 | Causeway Coast and Glens | Northern Ireland | 21 | |
| 13 | North Ayrshire | Scotland | 21 | |
| 14 | Isle of Wight | England | 16 | |
| 15 | Devon | England | 15 |
1,171 England1,824 Scotland633 Wales807 Northern Ireland8 Isle of Man
Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 37 counties in all.
About this species
- Records since 2000
- 11,766
- Peak month
- August
- Counties with records
- 37
- Scientific name
- Amphipholis squamata
- Group
- Starfish and sea urchins
- NBN Atlas records since 2000
- 4,529
- Most recorded in
- Cornwall, Pembrokeshire
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Echinodermata
- Class
- Ophiuroidea
- Order
- Amphilepidida
- Family
- Amphiuridae
- Genus
- Amphipholis
- Name with authority
- Amphipholis squamata (Delle Chiaje, 1828)
- Described
- 1828
- Contributing datasets
- 70
Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q1922756 · GBIF 2278157