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Melanella alba

210Records since 2000
AugustPeak month
2Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan7
Feb1
Mar4
Apr19
May27
Jun6
Jul22
Aug66
Sep17
Oct24
Nov5
Dec8

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Highland Scotland1
2Pembrokeshire Wales1
9 England30 Scotland9 Wales31 Northern Ireland

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

About this species

Records since 2000
210
Peak month
August
Counties with records
2
Group
Molluscs
NBN Atlas records since 2000
80
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Mollusca
Class
Gastropoda
Order
Littorinimorpha
Family
Eulimidae
Genus
Melanella
Name with authority
Melanella alba (da Costa, 1778)
Described
1778

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q10580294 · GBIF 5725492