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Ensis siliqua

374Records since 2000
AugustPeak month
29Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan17
Feb21
Mar26
Apr28
May27
Jun39
Jul41
Aug62
Sep52
Oct29
Nov15
Dec13

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Sefton England34
2Devon England8
3Orkney Islands Scotland6
4Gwynedd Wales5
5Wirral England5
6Cambridgeshire England4
7East Riding of Yorkshire England4
8Cumbria England4
9Aberdeen City Scotland4
10Cornwall England3
11Dumfries and Galloway Scotland3
12East Lothian Scotland3
13Fife Scotland3
14Na h-Eileanan Siar Scotland3
15Isle of Anglesey Wales3
166 England69 Scotland42 Wales11 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 29 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
374
Peak month
August
Counties with records
29
Group
Molluscs
NBN Atlas records since 2000
160
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Mollusca
Class
Bivalvia
Order
Adapedonta
Family
Pharidae
Genus
Ensis
Name with authority
Ensis siliqua (Linnaeus, 1758)
Described
1758

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q338353 · GBIF 2287250