What Animal Lives Where

Where has the beaded periwinkle been recorded?

Cenchritis muricatus occurrence evidence comes from 592 records in 36 countries and territories, from 1887 to 2026. Most records come from United States.

GastropodaLittorinimorphaLittorinidaeCenchritis

Observation evidence passport

Evidence found

592 records across 36 countries and territories, 1887–2026.

Cenchritis muricatus · GBIF taxon key 2301143

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: May.

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.

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When it is recorded

JFMAMJJASOND

Peak month: May. 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

18872026

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

Where beaded periwinkle has been recorded

The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for beaded periwinkle. 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
United States 191
Bahamas 75
Puerto Rico 41
Cuba 38
Jamaica 32
US Virgin Islands 28
Panama 21
Haiti 19
Venezuela 19
Bermuda 17
Dominican Republic 17
Cayman Islands 12
Antigua & Barbuda 9
Costa Rica 9
Mexico 9
Turks and Caicos Islands 7
Barbados 6
ZZ 6
Honduras 5
Aruba 4
Colombia 4
British Virgin Islands 4
Belize 3
Guadeloupe 3
Nicaragua 2
BL 1
Bonaire 1
Dominica 1
Italy 1
St Kitts & Nevis 1
Saint Lucia 1
Montserrat 1
Netherlands 1
Philippines 1
Trinidad & Tobago 1
St Vincent & the Grenadines 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.