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China Limpet

Patella ulyssiponensis

516Records since 2000
AugustPeak month
26Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb8
Mar26
Apr47
May102
Jun50
Jul46
Aug113
Sep68
Oct30
Nov7
Dec1

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Ceredigion Wales90
2Pembrokeshire Wales42
3Devon England35
4North Yorkshire England34
5Orkney Islands Scotland17
6Causeway Coast and Glens Northern Ireland16
7Argyll and Bute Scotland10
8East Riding of Yorkshire England9
9Cornwall England8
10Scottish Borders Scotland7
11Isle of Anglesey Wales7
12Isles of Scilly England6
13Swansea Wales6
14Gwynedd Wales4
15Conwy Wales4
179 England63 Scotland178 Wales59 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 26 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
516
Peak month
August
Counties with records
26
Scientific name
Patella ulyssiponensis
Group
Molluscs
NBN Atlas records since 2000
502
Most recorded in
Ceredigion
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Mollusca
Class
Gastropoda
Family
Patellidae
Genus
Patella
Name with authority
Patella ulyssiponensis Gmelin, 1791
Described
1791
Contributing datasets
30

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q2762623 · GBIF 5190390