When it is recorded
Jan347
Feb1,071
Mar1,519
Apr1,548
May2,039
Jun3,267
Jul3,018
Aug1,601
Sep3,064
Oct614
Nov259
Dec234
GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).
Where it is recorded
| # | County | Nation | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pembrokeshire | Wales | 356 | |
| 2 | Gwynedd | Wales | 236 | |
| 3 | Highland | Scotland | 216 | |
| 4 | Argyll and Bute | Scotland | 216 | |
| 5 | Ceredigion | Wales | 164 | |
| 6 | Ards and North Down | Northern Ireland | 162 | |
| 7 | Cornwall | England | 141 | |
| 8 | Sefton | England | 95 | |
| 9 | Shetland Islands | — | 94 | |
| 10 | Devon | England | 80 | |
| 11 | Newry, Mourne and Down | Northern Ireland | 80 | |
| 12 | Isle of Anglesey | Wales | 74 | |
| 13 | Aberdeen City | Scotland | 73 | |
| 14 | Suffolk | England | 60 | |
| 15 | Scottish Borders | Scotland | 58 |
4,025 England1,742 Scotland3,220 Wales2,073 Northern Ireland2 Isle of Man
Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 60 counties in all.
About this species
- Records since 2000
- 18,892
- Peak month
- June
- Counties with records
- 60
- Scientific name
- Mytilus edulis
- Also known as
- Blue mussel
- Group
- Molluscs
- NBN Atlas records since 2000
- 13,644
- Most recorded in
- Pembrokeshire, Gwynedd, Highland, Argyll and Bute, Ceredigion, Ards and North Down, Cornwall, Sefton, Shetland Islands, Devon, Newry, Mourne and Down, Isle of Anglesey +8
- Conservation designations
- GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Mollusca
- Class
- Bivalvia
- Order
- Mytilida
- Family
- Mytilidae
- Genus
- Mytilus
- Name with authority
- Mytilus edulis Linnaeus, 1758
- Described
- 1758
- Contributing datasets
- 96
Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q27855 · GBIF 8288896