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A chiton

Tonicella marmorea

166Records since 2000
OctoberPeak month
7Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan1
Feb4
Mar20
Apr14
May13
Jun20
Jul8
Aug15
Sep14
Oct28
Nov17
Dec12

GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Highland Scotland17
2Argyll and Bute Scotland16
3Ards and North Down Northern Ireland7
4North Yorkshire England1
5Cumbria England1
6Orkney Islands Scotland1
7Newry, Mourne and Down Northern Ireland1
4 England125 Scotland1 Wales29 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 7 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
166
Peak month
October
Counties with records
7
Scientific name
Tonicella marmorea
Group
Molluscs
NBN Atlas records since 2000
158
Conservation designations
Biodiversity List – Northern Ireland
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Mollusca
Class
Polyplacophora
Order
Chitonida
Family
Tonicellidae
Genus
Tonicella
Name with authority
Tonicella marmorea (O.Fabricius, 1780)
Described
1780

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q2274463 · GBIF 2306814