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Phaxas pellucidus

7,406Records since 2000
JunePeak month
17Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan269
Feb378
Mar489
Apr598
May1,019
Jun1,306
Jul1,268
Aug557
Sep632
Oct386
Nov165
Dec97

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Highland Scotland34
2Causeway Coast and Glens Northern Ireland26
3Shetland Islands —15
4Newry, Mourne and Down Northern Ireland12
5Mid and East Antrim Northern Ireland11
6Pembrokeshire Wales5
7Argyll and Bute Scotland3
8Orkney Islands Scotland3
9Ards and North Down Northern Ireland3
10Essex England2
11Suffolk England1
12Devon England1
13Scottish Borders Scotland1
14Na h-Eileanan Siar Scotland1
15Conwy Wales1
422 England2,725 Scotland343 Wales835 Northern Ireland2 Isle of Man

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 17 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
7,406
Peak month
June
Counties with records
17
Scientific name
Phaxas pellucidus
Group
Molluscs
NBN Atlas records since 2000
4,386
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Mollusca
Class
Bivalvia
Order
Adapedonta
Family
Pharidae
Genus
Phaxas
Name with authority
Phaxas pellucidus (Pennant, 1777)
Described
1777
Contributing datasets
49

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q3013254 · GBIF 2287245