Where Deep sea scallop has been recorded
GBIF occurrence records for Placopecten magellanicus, mapped and tabulated by country.
66,686 georeferenced occurrence records with coordinates are published for Placopecten magellanicus through GBIF, from 9 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.
- Georeferenced records
- 66,686
- Countries / areas
- 9
- Mapped locations
- 76
- Records sampled for the map
- 3,000
- Inland records omitted
- 52
- Gbif taxonkey
- 2285952
Countries and areas with the most records (GBIF)
Canada — 51,735 records; United States of America — 14,937 records; Suriname — 4 records; Saint Pierre and Miquelon — 3 records; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland — 2 records; Chile — 1 records; Ireland — 1 records; Mexico — 1 records; New Zealand — 1 records.
Source: GBIF Occurrence Search (taxonKey 2285952) — https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/search?taxon_key=2285952&has_coordinate=true (records CC0 / CC BY). Accessed 2026-09-23.
Marine regions with a WoRMS distribution record
North West Atlantic; Digby; Joes Point; L'Etang; L'Etete; Mascarene; Cobscook Bay; The Wolves; Lepreau; Gulf of Maine; Irish Exclusive economic Zone; Gulf of St. Lawrence; Gazi Bay.
Source: WoRMS distribution records (MarineRegions) — https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=156972 (CC BY 4.0). Accessed 2026-09-23.
How to read this map
The map plots a sample of 3,000 of the 66,686 records, deduplicated to a half-degree grid, so dense areas do not merge into one blob. The sample covers 3 of the 9 countries or areas with records; the areas absent from the sample hold 10 records in total (Suriname, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Chile, Ireland, Mexico, New Zealand).
52 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 2285952) — https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/search?taxon_key=2285952&has_coordinate=true (records CC0 / CC BY); WoRMS distribution records (MarineRegions) — https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=156972 (CC BY 4.0); Natural Earth 110m basemap — https://www.naturalearthdata.com/ (public domain). Accessed 2026-09-23.
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