What Animal Lives Where

Where has the Conchoecia subarcuata been recorded?

Conchoecia subarcuata occurrence evidence comes from 367 records in 31 countries and territories, from 1887 to 2006. Most records come from Spain.

OstracodaHalocypridaHalocyprididaeConchoecia

Observation evidence passport

Evidence found

367 records across 31 countries and territories, 1887–2006.

Conchoecia subarcuata · GBIF taxon key 1028763

Source coverage

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

Refreshed 2026-09-21. Inspect the taxon on GBIF.

What this means

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

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

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Peak month: November. 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

18872006

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

Where Conchoecia subarcuata has been recorded

The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for Conchoecia subarcuata. 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
Spain 39
Bermuda 27
Cabo Verde 24
Western Sahara 12
Namibia 9
Morocco 8
Indonesia 7
Portugal 6
New Zealand 5
Australia 4
Brazil 4
New Caledonia 4
South Africa 4
American Samoa 3
Saint Helena 3
Italy 2
Mauritania 2
Barbados 1
Cocos Islands 1
Cook Islands 1
China 1
United Kingdom 1
British Indian Ocean Territory 1
Iceland 1
Madagascar 1
Martinique 1
Seychelles 1
French Southern Territories 1
Taiwan 1
Venezuela 1
Vietnam 1

Related animals

Others in the family Halocyprididae.

Discoconchoecia elegans
1,571 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.