What Animal Lives Where

Where has the Macrochoecilla macrocheira been recorded?

Macrochoecilla macrocheira occurrence evidence comes from 317 records in 48 countries and territories, from 1888 to 2007. Most records come from Cabo Verde.

OstracodaHalocypridaHalocyprididaeMacrochoecilla

Observation evidence passport

Evidence found

317 records across 48 countries and territories, 1888–2007.

Macrochoecilla macrocheira · GBIF taxon key 10175981

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

18882007

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

Where Macrochoecilla macrocheira has been recorded

The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for Macrochoecilla macrocheira. 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
Cabo Verde 22
Indonesia 15
Portugal 15
Bermuda 13
Spain 13
Brazil 8
Ireland 5
Seychelles 5
France 4
Philippines 4
Guinea-Bissau 3
British Indian Ocean Territory 3
South Africa 3
Cocos Islands 2
Guinea 2
India 2
Kenya 2
Morocco 2
Maldives 2
Mozambique 2
Namibia 2
New Zealand 2
Saint Helena 2
Somalia 2
French Southern Territories 2
Venezuela 2
Australia 1
Cook Islands 1
Western Sahara 1
Gabon 1
United Kingdom 1
Gambia 1
Iceland 1
Jamaica 1
Comoros 1
Sri Lanka 1
Madagascar 1
Martinique 1
Mauritania 1
Malaysia 1

Showing the top 40 of 48 places.

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.