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Arched Razor Shell

Ensis magnus

763Records since 2000
JulyPeak month
11Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan9
Feb7
Mar47
Apr29
May35
Jun62
Jul220
Aug141
Sep119
Oct37
Nov27
Dec19

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Orkney Islands Scotland10
2Isles of Scilly England10
3East Lothian Scotland5
4Na h-Eileanan Siar Scotland5
5North Ayrshire Scotland5
6Mid and East Antrim Northern Ireland4
7Cambridgeshire England2
8Causeway Coast and Glens Northern Ireland2
9Ards and North Down Northern Ireland2
10Newry, Mourne and Down Northern Ireland2
11Moray Scotland1
177 England110 Scotland31 Wales20 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 11 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
763
Peak month
July
Counties with records
11
Scientific name
Ensis magnus
Group
Molluscs
NBN Atlas records since 2000
358
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Mollusca
Class
Bivalvia
Order
Adapedonta
Family
Pharidae
Genus
Ensis
Name with authority
Ensis magnus Schumacher, 1817
Described
1817
Contributing datasets
33

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q3802489 · GBIF 2287256