MBDP-NI: Site details W of Killowen Bank, Carlingford Lough.

Priority species

W of Killowen Bank, Carlingford Lough.

Survey number: 550 Event number: 19840605/01 Date: 1984-06-05 GPS: 54.06250,-6.18250 [ View map ]

Site Description: Fairly firm plain of fine sand with Mya and occasional clump of Ascidiella aspersa.

Species list (26 species recorded):

PORIFERA
Halichondria bowerbanki
Suberites ficus
CNIDARIA
Hydractinia echinata
Halecium halecinum
Hydrallmania falcata
Plumularia setacea
Urticina eques
Cylista elegans
ANNELIDA
Eupolymnia nebulosa
CRUSTACEA
Pagurus bernhardus
Hyas araneus
Macropodia rostrata
Carcinus maenas
MOLLUSCA
Steromphala cineraria
Buccinum undatum
Aeolidiella glauca
Modiolus modiolus
Mya truncata
BRYOZOA
Alcyonidium diaphanum
ECHINODERMATA
Crossaster papposus
Ophiura albida
Echinus esculentus
TUNICATA
Ascidiella aspersa
Dendrodoa grossularia
PISCES
Agonus cataphractus
Callionymus lyra

No biotope record.

PORIFERA
Halichondria bowerbanki P
Suberites ficus P
CNIDARIA
Hydractinia echinata P
Halecium halecinum P
Hydrallmania falcata P
Plumularia setacea P
Urticina eques P
Cylista elegans P
ANNELIDA
Eupolymnia nebulosa P
CRUSTACEA
Pagurus bernhardus P
Hyas araneus P
Macropodia rostrata P
Carcinus maenas P
MOLLUSCA
Steromphala cineraria P
Buccinum undatum P
Aeolidiella glauca P
Modiolus modiolus P
Mya truncata P
BRYOZOA
Alcyonidium diaphanum P
ECHINODERMATA
Crossaster papposus P
Ophiura albida P
Echinus esculentus P
TUNICATA
Ascidiella aspersa P
Dendrodoa grossularia P
PISCES
Agonus cataphractus P
Callionymus lyra P