Fan Mussel (Atrina fragilis)
Key Details
| Taxonomic Groups: | Invertebrate > mollusc > Mollusc (marine) |
| Red List Status: | (Not Relevant) [(not listed)(nr)] |
| D5 Status: | |
| Section 41 Status: | (not listed) |
| Taxa Included Synonym: | (none) |
| UKSI Recommended Name: | Atrina fragilis |
| UKSI Recommended Authority: | (Pennant, 1777) |
| UKSI Recommended Qualifier: | (none specified) |
| Red List Citation: | (not listed) |
| Notes on taxonomy/listing: | (none) |
Criteria
| Question 1: | Does species need conservation or recovery in England? |
| Response: | Yes |
| Justification: | The main populations occur and are recorded offshore. A few populations may occur inshore in a few sheltered locations amongst Zostera beds (e.g. Studland, Dorset & Salcombe estuary, Devon). The species occurs offshore off south and west coasts. Chief source of damage due to bottom trawling (also where most of site records arise) |
| Question 2: | Does recovery/ conservation depend on species-specific actions? |
| Response: | No |
| Justification: | Inshore restrictions on boat anchoring would benefit whole eelgrass (Zostera) community and so not species specific. |
| Question 3: | At a landscape scale, would the species benefit from untargeted habitat management to increase habitat mosaics, structural diversity, or particular successional stages? |
| Response: | No |
| Justification: | This species would not benefit from untargeted management |
Species Assessment
Not relevant as no Key Actions defined.
Key Actions
No Key Actions Defined
Acknowledgment:
Data used on this website are adapted from Threatened species recovery actions 2025 baseline (JP065): Technical report and spreadsheet user guide (Natural England, 2025). Available here.