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Flat periwinkle

Littorina fabalis

728Records since 2000
AugustPeak month
28Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan3
Feb6
Mar33
Apr59
May75
Jun88
Jul64
Aug163
Sep132
Oct82
Nov17
Dec5

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Ards and North Down Northern Ireland94
2Argyll and Bute Scotland27
3Pembrokeshire Wales27
4Newry, Mourne and Down Northern Ireland25
5Causeway Coast and Glens Northern Ireland24
6Cornwall England22
7Plymouth England15
8Na h-Eileanan Siar Scotland12
9Isles of Scilly England10
10East Riding of Yorkshire England9
11Highland Scotland8
12Isle of Anglesey Wales8
13Dorset England7
14Gwynedd Wales6
15East Lothian Scotland5
106 England137 Scotland57 Wales342 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 28 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
728
Peak month
August
Counties with records
28
Scientific name
Littorina fabalis
Group
Molluscs
NBN Atlas records since 2000
671
Most recorded in
Ards and North Down
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Mollusca
Class
Gastropoda
Order
Littorinimorpha
Family
Littorinidae
Genus
Littorina
Name with authority
Littorina fabalis (W.Turton, 1825)
Described
1825
Contributing datasets
32

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q3204336 · GBIF 4361981