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White abra

Abra alba

17,268Records since 2000
JunePeak month
23Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan451
Feb793
Mar1,891
Apr1,997
May2,331
Jun3,036
Jul2,331
Aug1,592
Sep1,301
Oct552
Nov504
Dec189

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Mid and East Antrim Northern Ireland59
2Highland Scotland52
3Causeway Coast and Glens Northern Ireland42
4Newry, Mourne and Down Northern Ireland32
5Ards and North Down Northern Ireland28
6Essex England26
7Pembrokeshire Wales24
8Shetland Islands —20
9Argyll and Bute Scotland14
10Cornwall England11
11Redcar and Cleveland England11
12Devon England10
13Ceredigion Wales8
14Na h-Eileanan Siar Scotland7
15Isle of Wight England4
1,121 England4,974 Scotland1,250 Wales1,593 Northern Ireland3 Isle of Man

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 23 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
17,268
Peak month
June
Counties with records
23
Scientific name
Abra alba
Group
Molluscs
NBN Atlas records since 2000
9,172
Most recorded in
Mid and East Antrim, Highland
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Mollusca
Class
Bivalvia
Order
Cardiida
Family
Semelidae
Genus
Abra
Name with authority
Abra alba (W.Wood, 1802)
Described
1802
Contributing datasets
55

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q2568492 · GBIF 5189061