When it is recorded
Jan37
Feb124
Mar220
Apr157
May306
Jun307
Jul506
Aug428
Sep372
Oct158
Nov78
Dec23
GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).
Where it is recorded
| # | County | Nation | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Highland | Scotland | 65 | |
| 2 | Argyll and Bute | Scotland | 18 | |
| 3 | Na h-Eileanan Siar | Scotland | 17 | |
| 4 | Shetland Islands | — | 14 | |
| 5 | North Ayrshire | Scotland | 11 | |
| 6 | Orkney Islands | Scotland | 4 | |
| 7 | Causeway Coast and Glens | Northern Ireland | 2 |
72 England2,145 Scotland209 Northern Ireland2 Isle of Man
Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 7 counties in all.
About this species
- Records since 2000
- 2,817
- Peak month
- July
- Counties with records
- 7
- Scientific name
- Porania pulvillus
- Group
- Starfish and sea urchins
- Most recorded in
- Highland
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Echinodermata
- Class
- Asteroidea
- Order
- Valvatida
- Family
- Poraniidae
- Genus
- Porania
- Name with authority
- Porania pulvillus (O.F.Müller, 1776)
- Described
- 1776
- Contributing datasets
- 24
Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q2632938 · GBIF 2273118