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Tiger scallop

Palliolum tigerinum

594Records since 2000
AugustPeak month
5Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan7
Feb51
Mar10
Apr15
May87
Jun44
Jul123
Aug130
Sep93
Oct10
Nov5
Dec1

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Highland Scotland3
2Orkney Islands Scotland3
3Na h-Eileanan Siar Scotland2
4Ards and North Down Northern Ireland1
5Newry, Mourne and Down Northern Ireland1
50 England182 Scotland54 Wales105 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 5 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
594
Peak month
August
Counties with records
5
Scientific name
Palliolum tigerinum
Group
Molluscs
NBN Atlas records since 2000
392
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Mollusca
Class
Bivalvia
Order
Pectinida
Family
Pectinidae
Genus
Palliolum
Name with authority
Palliolum tigerinum (O.F.Müller, 1776)
Described
1776
Contributing datasets
29

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q3798496 · GBIF 2285933