What Animal Lives Where

Where has the Casmaria erinaceus been recorded?

Casmaria erinaceus occurrence evidence comes from 76 records in 25 countries and territories, from 1897 to 2021. Most records come from Philippines.

GastropodaLittorinimorphaCassidaeCasmaria

Observation evidence passport

Evidence found

76 records across 25 countries and territories, 1897–2021.

Casmaria erinaceus · GBIF taxon key 4360472

Source coverage

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

Refreshed 2026-09-24. Inspect the taxon on GBIF.

What this means

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

11 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.

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When it is recorded

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Peak month: April. 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

18972021

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

Where Casmaria erinaceus has been recorded

The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for Casmaria erinaceus. 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
Philippines 23
Australia 8
Indonesia 7
Mexico 4
Marshall Islands 3
Malaysia 3
Tuvalu 3
United States 3
Fiji 2
Madagascar 2
Panama 2
Seychelles 2
American Samoa 1
Ecuador 1
Guam 1
India 1
Japan 1
Mauritius 1
Maldives 1
New Zealand 1
French Polynesia 1
Solomon Islands 1
Tonga 1
Taiwan 1
Tanzania 1

Related animals

Others in the family Cassidae.

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183 records
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.