When it is recorded
Jan77
Feb258
Mar498
Apr222
May225
Jun363
Jul278
Aug891
Sep1,035
Oct205
Nov76
Dec40
GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).
Where it is recorded
| # | County | Nation | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Argyll and Bute | Scotland | 41 | |
| 2 | Highland | Scotland | 30 | |
| 3 | Devon | England | 7 | |
| 4 | Torbay | England | 7 | |
| 5 | North Ayrshire | Scotland | 5 | |
| 6 | Pembrokeshire | Wales | 3 | |
| 7 | Na h-Eileanan Siar | Scotland | 3 | |
| 8 | Newry, Mourne and Down | Northern Ireland | 3 | |
| 9 | Cumbria | England | 2 | |
| 10 | Aberdeenshire | Scotland | 2 | |
| 11 | Isle of Anglesey | Wales | 2 | |
| 12 | Ards and North Down | Northern Ireland | 2 | |
| 13 | Sefton | England | 1 | |
| 14 | Shetland Islands | — | 1 | |
| 15 | Ceredigion | Wales | 1 |
400 England956 Scotland117 Wales239 Northern Ireland7 Isle of Man
Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 19 counties in all.
About this species
- Records since 2000
- 4,439
- Peak month
- September
- Counties with records
- 19
- Scientific name
- Astropecten irregularis
- Also known as
- a starfish
- Group
- Starfish and sea urchins
- NBN Atlas records since 2000
- 1,881
- Conservation designations
- Biodiversity List – Northern Ireland
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Echinodermata
- Class
- Asteroidea
- Order
- Paxillosida
- Family
- Astropectinidae
- Genus
- Astropecten
- Name with authority
- Astropecten irregularis (Pennant, 1777)
- Described
- 1777
- Contributing datasets
- 57
Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · GBIF 8236696