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Proasellus cavaticus

101Records since 2000
MayPeak month
8Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan7
Feb11
Mar8
Apr11
May15
Jun6
Jul11
Aug1
Sep3
Oct11
Nov4
Dec13

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Monmouthshire Wales26
2Somerset England17
3Powys Wales14
4Dorset England6
5Kent England4
6Gloucestershire England3
7Carmarthenshire Wales2
8Oxfordshire England1
32 England67 Wales

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 8 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
101
Peak month
May
Counties with records
8
Group
Crustaceans
NBN Atlas records since 2000
99
Conservation designations
Rare and scarce species, GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Malacostraca
Order
Isopoda
Family
Asellidae
Genus
Proasellus
Name with authority
Proasellus cavaticus (Leydig, 1871)
Described
1871

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q1310424 · GBIF 2205983