When it is recorded
Jan19
Feb17
Mar48
Apr44
May43
Jun65
Jul52
Aug200
Sep60
Oct24
Nov14
Dec3
GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).
Where it is recorded
| # | County | Nation | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ards and North Down | Northern Ireland | 61 | |
| 2 | North Yorkshire | England | 24 | |
| 3 | Newry, Mourne and Down | Northern Ireland | 14 | |
| 4 | Torbay | England | 12 | |
| 5 | Cornwall | England | 7 | |
| 6 | Devon | England | 7 | |
| 7 | Highland | Scotland | 6 | |
| 8 | Plymouth | England | 5 | |
| 9 | Swansea | Wales | 4 | |
| 10 | Argyll and Bute | Scotland | 3 | |
| 11 | Gwynedd | Wales | 3 | |
| 12 | Scottish Borders | Scotland | 3 | |
| 13 | Isle of Anglesey | Wales | 3 | |
| 14 | East Lothian | Scotland | 2 | |
| 15 | East Riding of Yorkshire | England | 1 |
171 England117 Scotland28 Wales167 Northern Ireland
Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 21 counties in all.
About this species
- Records since 2000
- 599
- Peak month
- August
- Counties with records
- 21
- Scientific name
- Anomia ephippium
- Group
- Molluscs
- NBN Atlas records since 2000
- 511
- Most recorded in
- Ards and North Down
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Mollusca
- Class
- Bivalvia
- Order
- Pectinida
- Family
- Anomiidae
- Genus
- Anomia
- Name with authority
- Anomia ephippium Linnaeus, 1758
- Described
- 1758
- Contributing datasets
- 49
Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q204259 · GBIF 5188926