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Circular crab

Atelecyclus rotundatus

2,199Records since 2000
AugustPeak month
6Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan34
Feb60
Mar225
Apr109
May66
Jun291
Jul296
Aug631
Sep280
Oct29
Nov27
Dec12

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Cumbria England3
2Pembrokeshire Wales3
3Highland Scotland2
4Argyll and Bute Scotland2
5Aberdeenshire Scotland2
6North Ayrshire Scotland1
137 England160 Scotland44 Wales77 Northern Ireland1 Isle of Man

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 6 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
2,199
Peak month
August
Counties with records
6
Scientific name
Atelecyclus rotundatus
Also known as
a crab
Group
Crustaceans
NBN Atlas records since 2000
513
Conservation designations
Biodiversity List – Northern Ireland
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Malacostraca
Order
Decapoda
Family
Atelecyclidae
Genus
Atelecyclus
Name with authority
Atelecyclus rotundatus (Olivi, 1792)
Described
1792
Contributing datasets
44

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q10421178 · GBIF 2222070