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Black-footed limpet

Patella depressa

340Records since 2000
OctoberPeak month
12Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan1
Feb0
Mar20
Apr46
May73
Jun32
Jul17
Aug16
Sep17
Oct100
Nov10
Dec0

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Devon England70
2Cornwall England54
3Ceredigion Wales33
4Plymouth England29
5Pembrokeshire Wales24
6Swansea Wales10
7Gwynedd Wales4
8Dumfries and Galloway Scotland4
9Isle of Wight England3
10Dorset England2
11Somerset England1
12Torbay England1
164 England103 Wales

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 12 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
340
Peak month
October
Counties with records
12
Scientific name
Patella depressa
Group
Molluscs
NBN Atlas records since 2000
293
Most recorded in
Devon, Cornwall
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Mollusca
Class
Gastropoda
Family
Patellidae
Genus
Patella
Name with authority
Patella depressa Pennant, 1777
Described
1777

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q2492755 · GBIF 5190396