When it is recorded
Jan91
Feb70
Mar183
Apr320
May524
Jun521
Jul595
Aug887
Sep663
Oct407
Nov110
Dec51
GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).
Where it is recorded
| # | County | Nation | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scottish Borders | Scotland | 300 | |
| 2 | Gwynedd | Wales | 254 | |
| 3 | Ceredigion | Wales | 199 | |
| 4 | Ards and North Down | Northern Ireland | 153 | |
| 5 | Argyll and Bute | Scotland | 137 | |
| 6 | Orkney Islands | Scotland | 134 | |
| 7 | Highland | Scotland | 130 | |
| 8 | Devon | England | 112 | |
| 9 | Cornwall | England | 107 | |
| 10 | Pembrokeshire | Wales | 90 | |
| 11 | Causeway Coast and Glens | Northern Ireland | 67 | |
| 12 | Isle of Anglesey | Wales | 66 | |
| 13 | Na h-Eileanan Siar | Scotland | 64 | |
| 14 | Newry, Mourne and Down | Northern Ireland | 59 | |
| 15 | Plymouth | England | 56 |
1,036 England977 Scotland1,166 Wales764 Northern Ireland
Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 51 counties in all.
About this species
- Records since 2000
- 4,578
- Peak month
- August
- Counties with records
- 51
- Scientific name
- Patella vulgata
- Group
- Molluscs
- NBN Atlas records since 2000
- 3,795
- Most recorded in
- Scottish Borders, Gwynedd, Ceredigion, Ards and North Down, Argyll and Bute, Orkney Islands, Highland, Devon, Cornwall, Pembrokeshire, Causeway Coast and Glens, Isle of Anglesey +3
- Conservation designations
- GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Mollusca
- Class
- Gastropoda
- Family
- Patellidae
- Genus
- Patella
- Name with authority
- Patella vulgata Linnaeus, 1758
- Described
- 1758
- Contributing datasets
- 74
Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q182258 · GBIF 5190391