When it is recorded
Jan14
Feb9
Mar79
Apr58
May126
Jun184
Jul241
Aug279
Sep315
Oct102
Nov28
Dec4
GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).
Where it is recorded
| # | County | Nation | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gwynedd | Wales | 41 | |
| 2 | Ards and North Down | Northern Ireland | 24 | |
| 3 | Highland | Scotland | 23 | |
| 4 | Argyll and Bute | Scotland | 21 | |
| 5 | Isle of Anglesey | Wales | 20 | |
| 6 | Newry, Mourne and Down | Northern Ireland | 17 | |
| 7 | Pembrokeshire | Wales | 12 | |
| 8 | Na h-Eileanan Siar | Scotland | 9 | |
| 9 | Causeway Coast and Glens | Northern Ireland | 8 | |
| 10 | Fife | Scotland | 7 | |
| 11 | Scottish Borders | Scotland | 7 | |
| 12 | North Ayrshire | Scotland | 7 | |
| 13 | Orkney Islands | Scotland | 6 | |
| 14 | East Lothian | Scotland | 4 | |
| 15 | Aberdeenshire | Scotland | 4 |
203 England488 Scotland347 Wales204 Northern Ireland
Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 26 counties in all.
About this species
- Records since 2000
- 1,451
- Peak month
- September
- Counties with records
- 26
- Scientific name
- Balanus balanus
- Group
- Crustaceans
- NBN Atlas records since 2000
- 1,314
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Maxillopoda
- Order
- Sessilia
- Family
- Balanidae
- Genus
- Balanus
- Name with authority
- Balanus balanus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Described
- 1758
- Contributing datasets
- 43
Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q3808835 · GBIF 2115719