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Molluscs

576 species

Horny Orb Mussel

Peak month
May
Records since 2000
2,423
Scientific name
Sphaerium corneum

Glistenworm

Peak month
May
Records since 2000
2,345
Scientific name
Chaetoderma nitidulum

Wrinkled Snail

Peak month
June
Records since 2000
2,323
Scientific name
Xeroplexa intersecta

Small-Ear Fileclam

Peak month
August
Records since 2000
2,321
Scientific name
Limatula subauriculata

Tiny risso snail

Peak month
September
Records since 2000
2,312
Scientific name
Rissoa parva

Blue rayed limpet

Peak month
September
Records since 2000
2,309
Scientific name
Patella pellucida

Cut surfclam

Peak month
September
Records since 2000
2,307
Scientific name
Spisula subtruncata

Margined Ramshorn

Peak month
May
Records since 2000
2,217
Scientific name
Planorbis planorbis

Sea Lemon

Peak month
August
Records since 2000
2,152
Scientific name
Doris pseudoargus

Pink Coryphella

Peak month
June
Records since 2000
2,061
Scientific name
Edmundsella pedata

Little Astarte Clam

Peak month
July
Records since 2000
2,048
Scientific name
Goodallia triangularis

Rayed Artemis

Peak month
July
Records since 2000
2,022
Scientific name
Dosinia exoleta

Hedgehog Slug

Peak month
September
Records since 2000
1,879
Scientific name
Arion intermedius

Keeled Ramshorn

Peak month
July
Records since 2000
1,813
Scientific name
Planorbis carinatus

Marbled Crenella

Peak month
May
Records since 2000
1,808
Scientific name
Musculus subpictus

Smooth Nutclam

Peak month
March
Records since 2000
1,758
Scientific name
Ennucula tenuis

Spotted Cowrie

Peak month
May
Records since 2000
1,740
Scientific name
Trivia monacha

Banded venus

Peak month
April
Records since 2000
1,735
Scientific name
Clausinella fasciata

Corrugated venus

Peak month
March
Records since 2000
1,708
Scientific name
Venerupis corrugata

Oval Cockle

Peak month
September
Records since 2000
1,682
Scientific name
Parvicardium pinnulatum

Plaited Door Snail

Peak month
May
Records since 2000
1,675
Scientific name
Cochlodina laminata

Twisted Ramshorn

Peak month
May
Records since 2000
1,674
Scientific name
Bathyomphalus contortus

Greenhouse Slug

Peak month
September
Records since 2000
1,591
Scientific name
Ambigolimax valentianus

Warty Arion

Peak month
September
Records since 2000
1,582
Scientific name
Arion owenii

Pointed Snail

Peak month
August
Records since 2000
1,568
Scientific name
Cochlicella acuta

Leach's Bithynia

Peak month
May
Records since 2000
1,558
Scientific name
Bithynia leachii

Dwarf Pond Snail

Peak month
July
Records since 2000
1,548
Scientific name
Galba truncatula

Lobe Shell

Peak month
September
Records since 2000
1,537
Scientific name
Philine quadripartita

Four-lined Polycera

Peak month
July
Records since 2000
1,471
Scientific name
Polycera quadrilineata