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Duck Mussel

Anodonta anatina

550Records since 2000
AprilPeak month
60Counties with records
Least ConcernIUCN Red List

When it is recorded

Jan36
Feb25
Mar43
Apr69
May48
Jun46
Jul49
Aug63
Sep62
Oct53
Nov19
Dec29

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1North Yorkshire England31
2Herefordshire, County of England26
3Cambridgeshire England25
4Suffolk England17
5Monmouthshire Wales16
6Norfolk England14
7Surrey England14
8East Riding of Yorkshire England14
9Doncaster England9
10Isle of Anglesey Wales9
11Bedford England9
12Northamptonshire England8
13Halton England8
14Kent England6
15Lincolnshire England6
457 England37 Scotland39 Wales17 Northern Ireland

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
550
Peak month
April
Counties with records
60
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
Scientific name
Anodonta anatina
Group
Molluscs
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Mollusca
Class
Bivalvia
Order
Unionida
Family
Unionidae
Genus
Anodonta
Name with authority
Anodonta anatina (Linnaeus, 1758)
Described
1758
Contributing datasets
13

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q1500716 · GBIF 4559631