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Arctic cancellate chiton

Leptochiton cancellatus

2,332Records since 2000
AugustPeak month
5Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan30
Feb16
Mar108
Apr198
May182
Jun151
Jul151
Aug874
Sep244
Oct152
Nov133
Dec73

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Mid and East Antrim Northern Ireland5
2Causeway Coast and Glens Northern Ireland3
3Ards and North Down Northern Ireland3
4Highland Scotland1
5Pembrokeshire Wales1
86 England223 Scotland43 Wales138 Northern Ireland2 Isle of Man

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 5 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
2,332
Peak month
August
Counties with records
5
Scientific name
Leptochiton cancellatus
Group
Molluscs
NBN Atlas records since 2000
560
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Mollusca
Class
Polyplacophora
Order
Lepidopleurida
Family
Leptochitonidae
Genus
Leptochiton
Name with authority
Leptochiton cancellatus (G.B.Sowerby II, 1840)
Described
1840
Contributing datasets
26

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q2756619 · GBIF 5193797