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Ruditapes philippinarum

332Records since 2000
MarchPeak month
11Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan2
Feb10
Mar82
Apr54
May82
Jun61
Jul3
Aug13
Sep8
Oct13
Nov0
Dec4

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Suffolk England60
2Essex England35
3Dorset England8
4Kent England6
5Medway England6
6Thurrock England2
7Southend-on-Sea England2
8Norfolk England1
9Devon England1
10Isle of Wight England1
11Portsmouth England1
233 England3 Wales3 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 11 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
332
Peak month
March
Counties with records
11
Group
Molluscs
NBN Atlas records since 2000
211
Most recorded in
Suffolk
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Mollusca
Class
Bivalvia
Order
Venerida
Family
Veneridae
Genus
Ruditapes
Name with authority
Ruditapes philippinarum (A.Adams & Reeve, 1850)
Described
1850

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q15703958 · GBIF 4372686