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Pholas dactylus

278Records since 2000
AugustPeak month
10Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb6
Mar11
Apr11
May29
Jun25
Jul48
Aug59
Sep58
Oct14
Nov4
Dec4

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Kent England10
2Norfolk England7
3Devon England4
4Brighton and Hove England4
5Dorset England2
6Cornwall England2
7Plymouth England2
8Suffolk England1
9Gwynedd Wales1
10Swansea Wales1
225 England3 Scotland26 Wales2 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 10 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
278
Peak month
August
Counties with records
10
Group
Molluscs
NBN Atlas records since 2000
222
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Mollusca
Class
Bivalvia
Order
Myida
Family
Pholadidae
Genus
Pholas
Name with authority
Pholas dactylus Linnaeus, 1758
Described
1758

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q3013583 · GBIF 2288792