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Steromphala tumida

3,548Records since 2000
AugustPeak month
12Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan61
Feb89
Mar128
Apr179
May183
Jun218
Jul438
Aug1,147
Sep589
Oct191
Nov126
Dec112

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Highland Scotland6
2Causeway Coast and Glens Northern Ireland6
3Shetland Islands —5
4Mid and East Antrim Northern Ireland5
5Na h-Eileanan Siar Scotland2
6Isle of Anglesey Wales2
7Orkney Islands Scotland2
8Argyll and Bute Scotland1
9Pembrokeshire Wales1
10Fife Scotland1
11Ards and North Down Northern Ireland1
12Newry, Mourne and Down Northern Ireland1
192 England322 Scotland112 Wales207 Northern Ireland1 Isle of Man

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
3,548
Peak month
August
Counties with records
12
Scientific name
Steromphala tumida
Group
Molluscs
NBN Atlas records since 2000
861
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Mollusca
Class
Gastropoda
Order
Trochida
Family
Trochidae
Genus
Steromphala
Name with authority
Steromphala tumida (Montagu, 1803)
Described
1803
Contributing datasets
38

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q106308426 · GBIF 10800497