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Large-mouthed Valve Snail

Valvata macrostoma

295Records since 2000
MayPeak month
17Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan1
Feb5
Mar6
Apr67
May108
Jun50
Jul5
Aug13
Sep16
Oct8
Nov10
Dec6

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Somerset England16
2Norfolk England11
3Isle of Anglesey Wales11
4Dorset England8
5Rotherham England8
6Cambridgeshire England5
7Telford and Wrekin England3
8Suffolk England2
9Oxfordshire England2
10Cumbria England2
11Monmouthshire Wales2
12Worcestershire England1
13Sefton England1
14West Berkshire England1
15Medway England1
278 England2 Scotland15 Wales

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 17 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
295
Peak month
May
Counties with records
17
Scientific name
Valvata macrostoma
Group
Molluscs
NBN Atlas records since 2000
295
Conservation designations
Rare and scarce species, GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria), Biodiversity List – England, UK BAP priority species
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Mollusca
Class
Gastropoda
Family
Valvatidae
Genus
Valvata
Name with authority
Valvata macrostoma Mörch, 1864
Described
1864

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · GBIF 8252699