Evidence found
89 records across 13 countries and territories, 1902–2017.
Diadema paucispinum · GBIF taxon key 5842774
Where has the common long-spined urchin been recorded?
Diadema paucispinum occurrence evidence comes from 89 records in 13 countries and territories, from 1902 to 2017. Most records come from United States.
- 89 records
- 13 places
- 14 years recorded
- Echinoidea class
Observation evidence passport
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: February.
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.
Compare this animal’s observation pattern
When it is recorded
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Peak month: February. 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
19022017
Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.
Where common long-spined urchin has been recorded
The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for common long-spined urchin. They do not define a complete habitat range: survey effort differs by place, and historical or one-off records can appear alongside repeated presence.
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 20 | |
| Réunion | 17 | |
| South Africa | 16 | |
| Chile | 14 | |
| Oman | 5 | |
| PN | 4 | |
| Kenya | 3 | |
| Kiribati | 3 | |
| Japan | 2 | |
| Tanzania | 2 | |
| France | 1 | |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | |
| Philippines | 1 |
Related animals
Others in the family Diadematidae.
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.
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.