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Lilljeborg’s pea mussel

Euglesa lilljeborgii

62Records since 2000
MarchPeak month
17Counties with records
Least ConcernIUCN Red List

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb1
Mar14
Apr2
May5
Jun5
Jul11
Aug7
Sep10
Oct1
Nov6
Dec0

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Cumbria England14
2Highland Scotland9
3North Yorkshire England8
4Argyll and Bute Scotland7
5Fermanagh and Omagh Northern Ireland5
6Gwynedd Wales4
7City of Edinburgh Scotland2
8Cheshire East England2
9Powys Wales2
10Isle of Anglesey Wales2
11East Lothian Scotland1
12Na h-Eileanan Siar Scotland1
13Causeway Coast and Glens Northern Ireland1
14Stirling Scotland1
15Armagh City, Banbridge and Craig Northern Ireland1
24 England22 Scotland8 Wales8 Northern Ireland

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
62
Peak month
March
Counties with records
17
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
Scientific name
Euglesa lilljeborgii
Group
Molluscs
NBN Atlas records since 2000
63
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 lilljeborgii (Clessin, 1886)
Described
1886

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q101438555 · GBIF 8177509