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Iridescent pea mussel

Euglesa pulchella

67Records since 2000
SeptemberPeak month
14Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb0
Mar10
Apr3
May3
Jun11
Jul3
Aug2
Sep25
Oct6
Nov0
Dec2

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Dorset England8
2Cumbria England7
3Cheshire East England6
4Norfolk England2
5Oxfordshire England2
6Highland Scotland2
7North Yorkshire England2
8Argyll and Bute Scotland2
9West Berkshire England2
10Isle of Anglesey Wales2
11Essex England1
12Gwynedd Wales1
13Ceredigion Wales1
14Fermanagh and Omagh Northern Ireland1
58 England4 Scotland4 Wales1 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 14 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
67
Peak month
September
Counties with records
14
Scientific name
Euglesa pulchella
Group
Molluscs
NBN Atlas records since 2000
65
Conservation designations
Biodiversity List – Northern Ireland, GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Mollusca
Class
Bivalvia
Order
Sphaeriida
Family
Sphaeriidae
Genus
Euglesa
Name with authority
Euglesa pulchella (Jenyns, 1832)
Described
1832

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q101438574 · GBIF 8101245