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Flame Shell

Limaria hians

994Records since 2000
SeptemberPeak month
3Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan6
Feb8
Mar59
Apr24
May20
Jun142
Jul117
Aug153
Sep192
Oct29
Nov10
Dec6

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Highland Scotland50
2Argyll and Bute Scotland7
3Na h-Eileanan Siar Scotland3
5 England792 Scotland2 Wales4 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 3 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
994
Peak month
September
Counties with records
3
Scientific name
Limaria hians
Group
Molluscs
NBN Atlas records since 2000
874
Most recorded in
Highland
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Mollusca
Class
Bivalvia
Order
Limida
Family
Limidae
Genus
Limaria
Name with authority
Limaria hians (Gmelin, 1791)
Described
1791
Contributing datasets
13

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q3009849 · GBIF 5189497