Recording Marine Life


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Records of Calliostoma zizyphinum

Number seen/Abundance Date Location Comments Recorded by
10 or more 2004-02-20
Batten Bay, Plymouth, Rocky shore, boulders and Mudddy/gravel sediment in patches.		 Low shore Jack Sewell
2 2002-05-11
Batten Bay, nr Plymouth		 Seen in lower shore rock pool BTCV/ MilleniumVolunteers
Frequent 2000-04-07
Inner Farne; Farne Islands		 Found in gullies, shells up to 3cm high. Owain Gabb
Frequent 2000-05-29
Knox Reef; Farne Islands		 Found washed up on shore, shells up to 3cm high. Owain Gabb
C 2004-06-05
Wembury Beach, South Hams, Devon. Rocky shore with some sandy patches		 Common, low shore under rocks, fucoids and overhangs Seashore Safari
5 2004-08-19 Batten Bay
Batten Bay, near Mountbatten		 In crevices under seaweed Seashore Safari
1 2005-03-10
Sillery Sands foreshore between Point Perilous and the bottom of the decent path 9-10/3/05.		 In the very shallow water in small rockpool Horspath Primary
A 2005-03-13
To the right hand side of new waterfront pub, west Hoe, Plymouth		 Abundant on lower shore boulders Judith Oakley
1 2005-04-09
Langerstone Point		 3 cm Katherine Hill
P 2005-03-12 Firestone Bay
Firestone Bay, Plymouth Sound		 Found on lower shore Seashore Safari
2 2005-04-09 Batten Bay
Batten Bay, Plymouth Sound		 Seen under rocks Seashore Safari
1 2005-06-05
Goodrington Sands on shore in front of Seashore Centre		 Under ledge Judith Oakley
1 2005-07-04 Blackstone Rocks
Wembury beach - on Blackstone Rocks		 on rock low on shore, underneath seaweed Cat Ridout
P 2005-06-25
Portwrinkle, Whitsand Bay		 Seen in rockpools Judith Oakley
4 2005-07-25 Blackstone Rocks
Blackstone Rocks Wembury Beach		 attached to seaweed in crevice, low shore Cat Ridout
Present 2005-06-18
Hat rock, up to 37 meters deep, underwater visibility 9 meters.		 Individuals up to 2.5 cm high randomly on rock and mainly laminaria digitata. Sonia Rowley
Present 2005-06-18
Hellopes wreck in Penzance bay, 36 meters deep, underwater visibility 12 meters, afternoon dive. Little water running. SE 4 wind. Water temperature 14 C		 Random on wreckage, especially hull. Sonia Rowley
1 2005-10-01 Blackstone Rocks
Blackstone Rocks, Wembury		 on rock, low shore Cat Ridout
3 2005-09-13 Batten Bay
Batten Bay, Plymouth		 On rocks Judith Oakley
Present 2006-03-01
Intertidal below Hen Cliff, Kimmeridge		 Steve Trewhella
1
In rockpool
1 2006-06-27
Jennycliff Beach, Plymouth		 In overhang Yealmpton Primary School
2 2006-09-09
Polzeath, Cornwall. Reef at N end of beach.		 Guy Baker
common 2005-06-14
Princess Ena Brittany. Depth 42m under water vis >12m water temp 14c.		 Solitary on wreckage Sonia Rowley
common 2005-06-16
Wreck of dost vlanderen guernsey		 Solitary on wreckage Sonia Rowley
5 2006-12-23
Jennycliff bay, Plymouth		 Dark coloured variety, with purple fleck, feeding on kelp fronds. Bryan Cummings
None 2007-01-23
Branscombe Bay, Devon		 Milly Hatton-Brown
8 2007-03-21
West Hoe by water front pub, Plymouth		 On barnacle covered rock, very low shore Jon Parr
1 2005-08-22
sugary cove dartmouth westside lowsprings		 low shore on rock side ?3cm high shell Sonia Rowley
3
On rock in shaded gullies
1 2007-05-15 Blackstone Rocks
Blackstone Rocks		 Cat Ridout
2 2007-07-14
Jennycliff		 Jayne Evans
None 2007-07-20
Branscombe beach		 Milly Hatton-Brown
6 2007-08-29
Hele Bay, Near Ilfracombe		 Grazing on low shore rocks Paula Ferris
2008-01-12
Mount Batten, Plymouth		 Seashore Safari
Rare, not found 2008-04-18
Mount Batten N50:21:25 W4:07:40		 rockpools (rare) boulders / crevices (not found) Seashore Safari
rare 2008-09-19
e.g. South coast of Lindisfarne, near the harbour.		 Larissa Paver
1 2008-09-27
On rocks at eastern end of Porthmeor beach		 On rock of lower shore Larissa Paver
1 2008-09-27 Porthmenor Beach
Eastern end of Porthmenor beach, St Ives, Cornwall		 Larissa Paver
5 2008-09-28 Battery Rocks
Battery Rocks, Below Jubalee pool, Penzance		 In crevices and under weed on lower shore Larissa Paver
2008-09-20
Stackhouse cove		 Frequent Larissa Paver
1 2008-09-19
Rocky Shore between Perranuthnoe and Stackhouse cove		 Larissa Paver
Abundant 2008-10-14
Dog Beach, Looe, Cornwall		 Found alot of these on the lower shore either in crevices or under/attached to overhangs. Amelia Bridges
occasional 2008-12-27 Penzance
Battery rocks, sourth of Jubilee Pool, Penzance		 Larissa Paver
Common 2009-04-09 Blackstone Rocks, Wembury
Rockpools		 Cat Ridout
1 2009-05-24 Stackhouse Cove, Penzance
In gulleys and under overhangs at Stackhouse Cove during a low of 0.9m		 Under large stone Larissa Paver
4 2009-07-24 Tunnels Beach, North Devon
Rocky shore, slatey sand, 2 private beaches accessed by tunnel with Victorian bathing pool commercially exploited as visitor attraction.		 On rocks at low water Paula Ferris
2 2009-07-26 Kildonan, Arran
Almost flat sandstone pavement with occasional higher dykes. boulders and sandy lagoons.		 Among red algae at low water Robin Harvey
Occasional 2009-09-07 Mousehole, Cornwall
Rock platform just east of village, below \\\'bathing\\\' pool set into the rocks.		 In crevices on lower shore Larissa Paver
2 2010-06-24 Polzeath
North rocky shore of Hayle Bay, Polzeath, 2 m deep low shore gulley,and environs		 On gulley wall Paula Ferris
2 2010-10-06 Plimont, Guernsey
Semi enclosed bay, sand with outcrops of rock perpemdicular to low water mark. Associated with the outcrops are motile stones and pools. (many alga species in rock pools dieing back)		 Under overhang. Tabitha Pearman
3 2010-10-08 Lee Bay, Ilfracombe
rock gullies leading into exposed kelp band below low lines of rocks parallel to shore		 Amongst silt in rock crevices of low shore, not seen many this year. Paula Ferris
1 05/03/2011 Gyllyngvase Beach, Falmouth
Rocky shore		 Middle shore rock pool Kristie Wilkinson
13 21/03/2011 Lee Bay, Ilfracombe
Gently sloping shore, expanse of rocks flanking sand, fresh water stream. Good algae cover		 Same regiions as above Paula Ferris
7 08/03/2012 Lee Bay, Ilfracombe
north facing sheltered rocky shore, good seaweed cover, gullies crevices & pools		 On muddy "turf" amongst low shore rocks Paula Ferris
2 10/03/2012 Greencliff
Moderately exposed rocky shore. Wave-cut platform with infrequent sandy gullies. Frequent small pools. Entire upper shore comprising very dynamic large pebble ridge.		 2 small specimens (appx 15mm) low under small rock overhangs. Lower shore. Robert Durrant
4 07/04/2012 Greencliff
Wave cut platform on fairly exposed shore. Occasional sandy-bottomed gullies, many overhangs created by leaning rock strata.		 3 adults, appx 22mm across, one appx 13mm. All on mud and sponge encrusted overhanging strta. Lower shore. Robert Durrant
2 07/04/2012 Gorey
Flat sandy area		 Kevin McIlwee