Where does the Common Whelk live?
Buccinum undatum has 53,680 records in 33 countries and territories, from 1848 to 2026. Most records come from United Kingdom.
- 53,680 records
- 33 places
- 172 years recorded
- Gastropoda class
AnimaliaMolluscaGastropodaNeogastropodaBuccinidaeBuccinum
When it is recorded
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Peak month: August. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 19,033 | |
| Netherlands | 10,642 | |
| Canada | 6,424 | |
| France | 3,502 | |
| Norway | 3,159 | |
| Germany | 2,299 | |
| Denmark | 2,102 | |
| United States | 1,470 | |
| Ireland | 1,355 | |
| Sweden | 1,336 | |
| Jersey | 951 | |
| ZZ | 320 | |
| Isle of Man | 253 | |
| Belgium | 247 | |
| Iceland | 178 | |
| Russia | 140 | |
| Svalbard and Jan Mayen | 87 | |
| Faroe Islands | 39 | |
| Guernsey | 36 | |
| Spain | 23 | |
| Greenland | 22 | |
| New Zealand | 22 | |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 15 | |
| Portugal | 5 | |
| Italy | 4 | |
| Mexico | 2 | |
| Philippines | 2 | |
| Åland Islands | 1 | |
| Finland | 1 | |
| Jamaica | 1 | |
| Japan | 1 | |
| South Korea | 1 | |
| Poland | 1 |
Status from the records: resident
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.