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Fan mussel

Atrina fragilis

149Records since 2000
MayPeak month
1Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan1
Feb4
Mar21
Apr9
May50
Jun17
Jul7
Aug6
Sep23
Oct0
Nov5
Dec5

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Devon England2
20 England41 Scotland1 Wales12 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 1 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
149
Peak month
May
Counties with records
1
Scientific name
Atrina fragilis
Group
Molluscs
NBN Atlas records since 2000
72
Conservation designations
Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, Biodiversity List – Northern Ireland, Biodiversity List – England, GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria), Biodiversity List – Wales, UK BAP priority species, Scottish Biodiversity List
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Mollusca
Class
Bivalvia
Order
Ostreida
Family
Pinnidae
Genus
Atrina
Name with authority
Atrina fragilis (Pennant, 1777)
Described
1777

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q3016868 · GBIF 2285345