What Animal Lives Where

Where has the Conotrochus brunneus been recorded?

Conotrochus brunneus occurrence evidence comes from 400 records in 21 countries and territories, from 1874 to 2003. Most records come from Indonesia.

AnthozoaScleractiniaCaryophylliidaeConotrochus

Observation evidence passport

Evidence found

400 records across 21 countries and territories, 1874–2003.

Conotrochus brunneus · GBIF taxon key 5184512

Source coverage

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

Refreshed 2026-09-23. 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.

9 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: 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

18742003

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

Where Conotrochus brunneus has been recorded

The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for Conotrochus brunneus. 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
Indonesia 92
Wallis & Futuna 79
Vanuatu 69
Philippines 39
Tuvalu 23
New Caledonia 18
New Zealand 17
Australia 13
Samoa 9
Taiwan 7
Malaysia 5
Timor-Leste 5
United States 4
Vietnam 3
Japan 2
Madagascar 2
DR Congo 1
China 1
Hong Kong 1
Norfolk Island 1
Palau 1

Related animals

Others in the family Caryophylliidae.

Bourneotrochus stellulatus
153 records
Caryophyllia abrupta
115 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.