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Razor shell

Ensis ensis

1,273Records since 2000
JulyPeak month
14Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan35
Feb24
Mar31
Apr80
May113
Jun200
Jul270
Aug239
Sep182
Oct66
Nov11
Dec5

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Pembrokeshire Wales6
2Cumbria England5
3Ceredigion Wales3
4Causeway Coast and Glens Northern Ireland3
5Mid and East Antrim Northern Ireland3
6Highland Scotland2
7Argyll and Bute Scotland2
8Scottish Borders Scotland2
9Na h-Eileanan Siar Scotland2
10Ards and North Down Northern Ireland2
11Torbay England2
12Sefton England1
13Fife Scotland1
14North Ayrshire Scotland1
75 England458 Scotland122 Wales35 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 14 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
1,273
Peak month
July
Counties with records
14
Scientific name
Ensis ensis
Group
Molluscs
NBN Atlas records since 2000
707
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Mollusca
Class
Bivalvia
Order
Adapedonta
Family
Pharidae
Genus
Ensis
Name with authority
Ensis ensis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Described
1758
Contributing datasets
44

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q602527 · GBIF 2287248