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Ruditapes decussatus

113Records since 2000
SeptemberPeak month
9Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan2
Feb2
Mar17
Apr9
May2
Jun6
Jul9
Aug13
Sep49
Oct3
Nov1
Dec0

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Isles of Scilly England8
2Ards and North Down Northern Ireland5
3Isle of Wight England3
4Dorset England2
5Suffolk England1
6Highland Scotland1
7Devon England1
8Portsmouth England1
9Inverclyde Scotland1
24 England14 Scotland13 Wales42 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 9 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
113
Peak month
September
Counties with records
9
Group
Molluscs
NBN Atlas records since 2000
104
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Mollusca
Class
Bivalvia
Order
Venerida
Family
Veneridae
Genus
Ruditapes
Name with authority
Ruditapes decussatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Described
1758

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q2724656 · GBIF 4372687