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Common Astarte Clam

Astarte sulcata

1,161Records since 2000
SeptemberPeak month
2Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan27
Feb139
Mar64
Apr40
May79
Jun91
Jul84
Aug174
Sep276
Oct89
Nov30
Dec5

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Highland Scotland11
2Mid and East Antrim Northern Ireland7
32 England207 Scotland68 Wales384 Northern Ireland2 Isle of Man

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

About this species

Records since 2000
1,161
Peak month
September
Counties with records
2
Scientific name
Astarte sulcata
Group
Molluscs
NBN Atlas records since 2000
695
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Mollusca
Class
Bivalvia
Order
Carditida
Family
Astartidae
Genus
Astarte
Name with authority
Astarte sulcata (da Costa, 1778)
Described
1778
Contributing datasets
41

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q3801349 · GBIF 5189199