Mollusc (marine) data for Great Britain and Ireland - restricted access
Citation
Conchological Society of Great Britain & Ireland (2018). Mollusc (marine) data for Great Britain and Ireland - restricted access. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/4bsawx accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-12-03.Description
The records in this dataset are the results of the Conchological Society's Marine Census which has been run since 1876 where the recorder has not yet signed the Society's access policy. This can occur because the individual is unhappy with the access position or simply because the Society has as yet been unable to contact them. Please note that the majority of the records held by the society are held in a separate dataset with no access restrictions.Purpose
Sampling Description
Quality Control
Preliminary checking of the distribution maps of the data has been carried out by Jan Light. However, the checking process is ongoing and this should be borne in mind when using the data as they currently stand.Method steps
- The data have been collected by members of the Conchological Society as well as a wide range of other amateur and professional sources and are submitted often, but not always on customised recording cards. Recording is still continuing although no publications are expected at present.
Taxonomic Coverages
Geographic Coverages
Good coverage of the UK has been achieved by marine recording but digitised data are heavily biased towards the English Channel. It should be noted that large holdings covering Ireland and Scotland exist elsewhere and the Society's data is incomplete in these areas.
Bibliographic Citations
Contacts
originatorConchological Society of Great Britain & Ireland
homepage: http://www.conchsoc.org/
metadata author
Conchological Society of Great Britain & Ireland
homepage: http://www.conchsoc.org/
distributor
NBN Atlas
Unit F, 14 - 18 St Mary's Gate, Lace Market
Nottingham
NG1 1PF
Nottinghamshire
GB
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Simon Taylor
administrative point of contact
email: marine@conchsoc.org