What Animal Lives Where

Where has the Discoconchoecia elegans been recorded?

Discoconchoecia elegans occurrence evidence comes from 1,571 records in 65 countries and territories, from 1887 to 2007. Most records come from Spain.

OstracodaHalocypridaHalocyprididaeDiscoconchoecia

Observation evidence passport

Evidence found

1,571 records across 65 countries and territories, 1887–2007.

Discoconchoecia elegans · GBIF taxon key 1028478

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: April.

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: 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

18872007

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

Where Discoconchoecia elegans has been recorded

The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for Discoconchoecia elegans. 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 136
Antarctica 78
South Georgia 58
Greenland 51
Canada 48
Svalbard and Jan Mayen 45
Russia 43
Ireland 42
Iceland 36
Cabo Verde 33
Australia 26
Bermuda 25
New Zealand 24
Namibia 23
United States 17
Chile 16
Norway 14
Brazil 13
Madagascar 11
Cyprus 9
South Africa 8
France 7
Indonesia 5
Morocco 5
Portugal 5
Sweden 5
Falkland Islands 4
Greece 4
Guinea-Bissau 4
Seychelles 4
Somalia 4
French Southern Territories 4
Philippines 3
American Samoa 2
Cocos Islands 2
Western Sahara 2
Gabon 2
Guinea 2
Heard & McDonald Islands 2
Italy 2

Showing the top 40 of 65 places.

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.