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Tadpole Physa

Physella gyrina

77Records since 2000
MayPeak month
22Counties with records
Least ConcernIUCN Red List

When it is recorded

Jan1
Feb0
Mar4
Apr7
May18
Jun2
Jul8
Aug11
Sep13
Oct8
Nov4
Dec1

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1North Yorkshire England6
2Cambridgeshire England4
3Monmouthshire Wales4
4Antrim and Newtownabbey Northern Ireland4
5Herefordshire, County of England3
6Mid Ulster Northern Ireland3
7Nottinghamshire England2
8Ceredigion Wales2
9Milton Keynes England2
10Sandwell England2
11Bedford England2
12Suffolk England1
13Essex England1
14Gloucestershire England1
15Powys Wales1
41 England23 Wales9 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 22 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
77
Peak month
May
Counties with records
22
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
Scientific name
Physella gyrina
Group
Molluscs
NBN Atlas records since 2000
75
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Mollusca
Class
Gastropoda
Family
Physidae
Genus
Physella
Name with authority
Physella gyrina (Say, 1821)
Described
1821

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q3073889 · GBIF 5189789