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Glossy furrow-shell

Abra nitida

7,146Records since 2000
JunePeak month
16Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan419
Feb358
Mar545
Apr636
May904
Jun1,178
Jul894
Aug684
Sep622
Oct362
Nov240
Dec94

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Argyll and Bute Scotland34
2Newry, Mourne and Down Northern Ireland29
3Highland Scotland24
4Causeway Coast and Glens Northern Ireland21
5Ards and North Down Northern Ireland20
6Cornwall England17
7Mid and East Antrim Northern Ireland12
8Essex England7
9Shetland Islands —5
10Suffolk England4
11Pembrokeshire Wales4
12Devon England3
13Portsmouth England2
14Norfolk England1
15Na h-Eileanan Siar Scotland1
263 England3,210 Scotland178 Wales1,082 Northern Ireland3 Isle of Man

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 16 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
7,146
Peak month
June
Counties with records
16
Scientific name
Abra nitida
Group
Molluscs
NBN Atlas records since 2000
4,824
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Mollusca
Class
Bivalvia
Order
Cardiida
Family
Semelidae
Genus
Abra
Name with authority
Abra nitida (O.F.Müller, 1776)
Described
1776
Contributing datasets
44

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q3802808 · GBIF 5189057