When it is recorded
Jan93
Feb44
Mar212
Apr260
May337
Jun257
Jul193
Aug300
Sep293
Oct98
Nov39
Dec8
GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).
Where it is recorded
| # | County | Nation | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Highland | Scotland | 12 | |
| 2 | Argyll and Bute | Scotland | 8 | |
| 3 | Orkney Islands | Scotland | 6 | |
| 4 | Na h-Eileanan Siar | Scotland | 5 | |
| 5 | Gwynedd | Wales | 3 | |
| 6 | Causeway Coast and Glens | Northern Ireland | 3 | |
| 7 | Mid and East Antrim | Northern Ireland | 3 | |
| 8 | Cumbria | England | 2 | |
| 9 | Pembrokeshire | Wales | 2 | |
| 10 | East Lothian | Scotland | 2 | |
| 11 | Aberdeenshire | Scotland | 2 | |
| 12 | Aberdeen City | Scotland | 2 | |
| 13 | Suffolk | England | 1 | |
| 14 | Cornwall | England | 1 | |
| 15 | East Riding of Yorkshire | England | 1 |
152 England755 Scotland116 Wales214 Northern Ireland
Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 22 counties in all.
About this species
- Records since 2000
- 2,449
- Peak month
- May
- Counties with records
- 22
- Scientific name
- Arctica islandica
- Group
- Molluscs
- NBN Atlas records since 2000
- 1,270
- Conservation designations
- OSPAR list, GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria), Biodiversity List – Wales
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Mollusca
- Class
- Bivalvia
- Order
- Venerida
- Family
- Arcticidae
- Genus
- Arctica
- Name with authority
- Arctica islandica (Linnaeus, 1767)
- Described
- 1767
- Contributing datasets
- 60
Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q856177 · GBIF 5189341