When it is recorded
Jan7
Feb13
Mar35
Apr61
May76
Jun110
Jul94
Aug112
Sep109
Oct21
Nov28
Dec26
GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).
Where it is recorded
| # | County | Nation | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Na h-Eileanan Siar | Scotland | 13 | |
| 2 | Argyll and Bute | Scotland | 10 | |
| 3 | Ards and North Down | Northern Ireland | 10 | |
| 4 | Causeway Coast and Glens | Northern Ireland | 8 | |
| 5 | Orkney Islands | Scotland | 7 | |
| 6 | Newry, Mourne and Down | Northern Ireland | 7 | |
| 7 | Mid and East Antrim | Northern Ireland | 6 | |
| 8 | Pembrokeshire | Wales | 4 | |
| 9 | Ceredigion | Wales | 4 | |
| 10 | Isles of Scilly | England | 4 | |
| 11 | Dorset | England | 2 | |
| 12 | Cornwall | England | 2 | |
| 13 | Gwynedd | Wales | 2 | |
| 14 | East Lothian | Scotland | 2 | |
| 15 | Plymouth | England | 2 |
60 England135 Scotland101 Wales113 Northern Ireland
Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 15 counties in all.
About this species
- Records since 2000
- 709
- Peak month
- August
- Counties with records
- 15
- Scientific name
- Musculus discors
- Group
- Molluscs
- NBN Atlas records since 2000
- 420
- Conservation designations
- GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Mollusca
- Class
- Bivalvia
- Order
- Mytilida
- Family
- Mytilidae
- Genus
- Musculus
- Name with authority
- Musculus discors (Linnaeus, 1767)
- Described
- 1767
- Contributing datasets
- 26
Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q3014560 · GBIF 5188853