Aequipecten opercularis was reported from 40 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 40 of them (endemic, native, introduced);
Table 2: possible in 0 of them (stray, questionable);
Table 3: absent from 0 of them (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error).
Table 4: all reports listed together.

Distribution: Eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean Sea. Temperate to polar.
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Table 1: Present in 40 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Europe Albania ALB native 74416
Africa Algeria DZA native 74416
Europe Azores Is. AZZ native 78075
Europe Belgium BEL native 78075
Europe Bosnia Herzegov. BIH native 74416
Africa Canary Is. CNY native 78075
Africa Cape Verde CPV native 113881
Europe Croatia HRV native 74416
Asia Cyprus CYP native 74416
Europe Denmark DNK native 7693
Africa Egypt EGY native 74416
Europe Faeroe Is. FRO native 113858
Europe France FRA native 78075
Europe Germany DEU native 2711
Europe Greece GRC native 2684
Europe Iceland ISL native 105399
Europe Ireland IRL native 113883
Asia Israel ISR native 74416
Europe Italy ITA native 74416
Asia Lebanon LBN native 74416
Africa Libya LBY native 74416
Africa Madeira Is. MRA native 105808
Europe Malta MLT native 74416
Africa Mauritania MRT native 3477
Europe Monaco MCO native 74416
Europe Montenegro MNE native 74416
Africa Morocco MAR native 78075
Europe Netherlands NLD native 78075
Europe Norway NOR native 78075
Europe Portugal PRT native 112064
Europe Slovenia SVN native 74416
Europe Spain ESP native 78075
Europe Sweden SWE native 113882
Asia Syria SYR native 74416
Africa Tunisia TUN native 74416
Asia Turkey TUR native 2754
Europe UK GBR native 2844
Europe UK Engld Wal GBE native 7693
Europe UK No Ireld GBN native 113966
Europe UK Scotland GBS native 7693

Table 4: Reported from 40 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Europe Albania ALB native 74416
Africa Algeria DZA native 74416
Europe Azores Is. AZZ native 78075
Europe Belgium BEL native 78075
Europe Bosnia Herzegov. BIH native 74416
Africa Canary Is. CNY native 78075
Africa Cape Verde CPV native 113881
Europe Croatia HRV native 74416
Asia Cyprus CYP native 74416
Europe Denmark DNK native 7693
Africa Egypt EGY native 74416
Europe Faeroe Is. FRO native 113858
Europe France FRA native 78075
Europe Germany DEU native 2711
Europe Greece GRC native 2684
Europe Iceland ISL native 105399
Europe Ireland IRL native 113883
Asia Israel ISR native 74416
Europe Italy ITA native 74416
Asia Lebanon LBN native 74416
Africa Libya LBY native 74416
Africa Madeira Is. MRA native 105808
Europe Malta MLT native 74416
Africa Mauritania MRT native 3477
Europe Monaco MCO native 74416
Europe Montenegro MNE native 74416
Africa Morocco MAR native 78075
Europe Netherlands NLD native 78075
Europe Norway NOR native 78075
Europe Portugal PRT native 112064
Europe Slovenia SVN native 74416
Europe Spain ESP native 78075
Europe Sweden SWE native 113882
Asia Syria SYR native 74416
Africa Tunisia TUN native 74416
Asia Turkey TUR native 2754
Europe UK GBR native 2844
Europe UK Engld Wal GBE native 7693
Europe UK No Ireld GBN native 113966
Europe UK Scotland GBS native 7693
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