Razor shell
Latin name: Ensis spp.
Global Distribution: Northern Europe.
UK Distribution: Common on all British coasts.
Size: 12cm-20cm, depending on species
Diet: Suspension feeder
Habitat: Coarse sandy areas
Sources: Common razor …
Marine Species
There are many different marine habitats around the Isle of Arran which provides homes for many marine species.
Wireweed
Latin name: Sargassum muticum
Global Distribution: Originally from Japan – now worldwide distribution
UK Distribution: Along the south coast to the Isles of Scilly and along the north Cornish coast …
Gravel Sea Cucumber
Latin name: Neopentadactyla mixta
Global Distribution: South, west and north coasts of the British Isles, the Faeroe Islands, the west coast of Norway (Molde) and the Atlantic coasts of France…
Killer whale
Latin name: Orcinus orca
Global Distribution: Globally one of the most widespread cetaceans.
UK Distribution: Shetland, Orkney and west coast Scotland.
Size: Up to 9.8m long and 10 tonnes in …
Peacock worm
Latin name: Sabella pavonina
Global Distribution: Northwest Europe
UK Distribution: British coasts
Size: 30cm long, 4mm wide
Diet: Filter feeder of small floating food particles
Habitat: On stones in sandy …
Devonshire Cup Coral
Latin name: Caryophyllia smithii
Global Distribution: South-west Europe, the Mediterranean, and in Britain
UK Distribution: Shetland, north eastern England, the south west, Wales, Ireland and north western Scotland
Size: up …
