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Least chink shell

Lacuna parva

247Records since 2000
AugustPeak month
12Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb25
Mar4
Apr5
May9
Jun29
Jul58
Aug61
Sep44
Oct11
Nov0
Dec1

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Ards and North Down Northern Ireland15
2Shetland Islands —10
3Isles of Scilly England8
4Orkney Islands Scotland5
5Causeway Coast and Glens Northern Ireland4
6Newry, Mourne and Down Northern Ireland4
7Argyll and Bute Scotland2
8Gwynedd Wales2
9Pembrokeshire Wales2
10Plymouth England2
11Devon England1
12Mid and East Antrim Northern Ireland1
14 England140 Scotland5 Wales63 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 12 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
247
Peak month
August
Counties with records
12
Scientific name
Lacuna parva
Group
Molluscs
NBN Atlas records since 2000
232
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Mollusca
Class
Gastropoda
Order
Littorinimorpha
Family
Littorinidae
Genus
Lacuna
Name with authority
Lacuna parva (da Costa, 1778)
Described
1778

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q3717190 · GBIF 2301173