Where Great mediterranean scallop has been recorded
GBIF occurrence records for Pecten jacobaeus, mapped and tabulated by country.
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Distribution map plotted from GBIF.org occurrence records; basemap Natural Earth 110m · GBIF records CC0 / CC BY; Natural Earth public domain
1,386 georeferenced occurrence records with coordinates are published for Pecten jacobaeus through GBIF, from 29 countries or marine areas. This page maps those records and lists where they come from. Occurrence records reflect where people have looked as well as where the species lives, so well-surveyed coastlines are over-represented.
Quick Facts
- Georeferenced records
- 1,386
- Mapped locations
- 123
- Inland records omitted
- 126
- Gbif taxonkey
- 4374181
Facts from the source article.
Countries and areas with the most records (GBIF)
Spain — 433 records; France — 348 records; Italy — 281 records; Croatia — 109 records; Greece — 72 records; Portugal — 30 records; Türkiye — 27 records; Cyprus — 16 records; Tunisia — 12 records; Morocco — 8 records; Slovenia — 7 records; Israel — 6 records; Albania — 5 records; Gabon — 4 records; Angola — 3 records.
Source: GBIF Occurrence Search (taxonKey 4374181) — https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/search?taxon_key=4374181&has_coordinate=true (records CC0 / CC BY). Accessed 2026-09-25.
Marine regions with a WoRMS distribution record
Marmara Sea; Bosporus; Dardanelles; Azores Exclusive Economic Zone; Egyptian part of the Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin; Turkish part of the Aegean Sea; Turkish part of the Black Sea; Turkish part of the Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin; Tunisian part of the Mediterranean Sea - Western Basin; North Coast of Tunisia; Spain - Demarcación Marina Levantino-Balear; Spain - Demarcación Marina del Estrecho y Alborán; Spain - Demarcación Marina Canaria.
Source: WoRMS distribution records (MarineRegions) — https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=394429 (CC BY 4.0). Accessed 2026-09-25.
How to read this map
The map plots a sample of 1,386 of the 1,386 records, deduplicated to a half-degree grid, so dense areas do not merge into one blob. The sample covers 29 of the 29 countries or areas with records; the areas absent from the sample hold 0 records in total.
126 records plotting inland were omitted: for a marine species those are almost always the holding institution's coordinates rather than a collection site.
Records show where the species has been observed and reported, not a modelled range.
Source: GBIF Occurrence Search (taxonKey 4374181) — https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/search?taxon_key=4374181&has_coordinate=true (records CC0 / CC BY); WoRMS distribution records (MarineRegions) — https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=394429 (CC BY 4.0); Natural Earth 110m basemap — https://www.naturalearthdata.com/ (public domain). Accessed 2026-09-25.
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