When it is recorded
Jan212
Feb571
Mar420
Apr442
May768
Jun2,232
Jul1,299
Aug1,530
Sep1,211
Oct501
Nov245
Dec89
GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).
Where it is recorded
| # | County | Nation | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Highland | Scotland | 142 | |
| 2 | Argyll and Bute | Scotland | 114 | |
| 3 | Scottish Borders | Scotland | 48 | |
| 4 | Newry, Mourne and Down | Northern Ireland | 29 | |
| 5 | Fife | Scotland | 28 | |
| 6 | Shetland Islands | — | 25 | |
| 7 | Ards and North Down | Northern Ireland | 23 | |
| 8 | Causeway Coast and Glens | Northern Ireland | 20 | |
| 9 | North Ayrshire | Scotland | 19 | |
| 10 | Na h-Eileanan Siar | Scotland | 18 | |
| 11 | Gwynedd | Wales | 12 | |
| 12 | Norfolk | England | 10 | |
| 13 | Isle of Anglesey | Wales | 8 | |
| 14 | Pembrokeshire | Wales | 6 | |
| 15 | Belfast | Northern Ireland | 5 |
1,394 England3,270 Scotland678 Wales1,543 Northern Ireland17 Isle of Man
Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 26 counties in all.
About this species
- Records since 2000
- 9,661
- Peak month
- June
- Counties with records
- 26
- Scientific name
- Crossaster papposus
- Group
- Starfish and sea urchins
- NBN Atlas records since 2000
- 8,339
- Most recorded in
- Highland, Argyll and Bute
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Echinodermata
- Class
- Asteroidea
- Order
- Valvatida
- Family
- Solasteridae
- Genus
- Crossaster
- Name with authority
- Crossaster papposus (Linnaeus, 1767)
- Described
- 1767
- Contributing datasets
- 63
Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q901244 · GBIF 2270981