When it is recorded
Jan160
Feb208
Mar458
Apr432
May269
Jun647
Jul864
Aug1,998
Sep1,446
Oct405
Nov376
Dec178
GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).
Where it is recorded
| # | County | Nation | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Argyll and Bute | Scotland | 145 | |
| 2 | Highland | Scotland | 126 | |
| 3 | Ards and North Down | Northern Ireland | 56 | |
| 4 | Cornwall | England | 45 | |
| 5 | Plymouth | England | 30 | |
| 6 | Devon | England | 21 | |
| 7 | North Ayrshire | Scotland | 19 | |
| 8 | Isles of Scilly | England | 13 | |
| 9 | East Lothian | Scotland | 9 | |
| 10 | Antrim and Newtownabbey | Northern Ireland | 8 | |
| 11 | Isle of Anglesey | Wales | 7 | |
| 12 | Orkney Islands | Scotland | 7 | |
| 13 | Torbay | England | 7 | |
| 14 | Pembrokeshire | Wales | 6 | |
| 15 | Newry, Mourne and Down | Northern Ireland | 6 |
1,152 England1,341 Scotland228 Wales473 Northern Ireland14 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
- 7,919
- Peak month
- August
- Counties with records
- 37
- Scientific name
- Psammechinus miliaris
- Group
- Starfish and sea urchins
- NBN Atlas records since 2000
- 3,152
- Most recorded in
- Argyll and Bute, Highland, Ards and North Down
- Conservation designations
- GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Echinodermata
- Class
- Echinoidea
- Order
- Camarodonta
- Family
- Parechinidae
- Genus
- Psammechinus
- Name with authority
- Psammechinus miliaris (P.L.S.Müller, 1771)
- Described
- 1771
- Contributing datasets
- 71
Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · GBIF 9808074