What Animal Lives Where

Where has the West Indian fuzzy chiton been recorded?

Acanthopleura granulata occurrence evidence comes from 523 records in 33 countries and territories, from 1908 to 2026. Most records come from Australia.

PolyplacophoraChitonidaChitonidaeAcanthopleura

Observation evidence passport

Evidence found

523 records across 33 countries and territories, 1908–2026.

Acanthopleura granulata · GBIF taxon key 5193733

Source coverage

CC0 GBIF Animalia occurrence facets, including country, month and year summaries.

Refreshed 2026-09-22. Inspect the taxon on GBIF.

What this means

The species has been recorded in the listed places in the stated source universe. Peak month: June.

12 months reach at least 10% of the peak facet count.

What this does not mean

repeated describes the record pattern, not a formal range, residency, abundance or conservation assessment.

A single record remains evidence of a recording, not proof that a population lives there.

Compare this animal’s observation pattern

When it is recorded

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Peak month: June. 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.

Records over time

19082026

Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.

Where West Indian fuzzy chiton has been recorded

The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for West Indian fuzzy chiton. They do not define a complete habitat range: survey effort differs by place, and historical or one-off records can appear alongside repeated presence.

PlaceRecordsShare
Australia 102
Venezuela 97
United States 96
Bahamas 52
Cayman Islands 21
Mexico 20
Dominican Republic 13
Jamaica 11
Honduras 10
Trinidad & Tobago 10
Cuba 8
Curaçao 8
Colombia 7
Costa Rica 7
Panama 7
Puerto Rico 7
Antigua & Barbuda 5
US Virgin Islands 5
Aruba 4
Barbados 4
Bonaire 4
Netherlands 4
Turks and Caicos Islands 4
Guadeloupe 3
British Virgin Islands 3
BL 2
Grenada 2
Haiti 2
Dominica 1
Saint Lucia 1
Nicaragua 1
Saudi Arabia 1
SX 1
Record pattern: repeated
Repeated records across many years and months. 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.