What Animal Lives Where

Where has the Mauritia maculifera been recorded?

Mauritia maculifera occurrence evidence comes from 82 records in 11 countries and territories, from 1953 to 2026. Most records come from United States.

GastropodaLittorinimorphaCypraeidaeMauritia

Observation evidence passport

Evidence found

82 records across 11 countries and territories, 1953–2026.

Mauritia maculifera · GBIF taxon key 5724939

Source coverage

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

Refreshed 2026-09-24. 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.

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.

Compare this animal’s observation pattern

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

19532026

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

Where Mauritia maculifera has been recorded

The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for Mauritia maculifera. 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
United States 31
French Polynesia 24
Cook Islands 10
Marshall Islands 6
Japan 3
Micronesia 2
Philippines 2
Guam 1
Indonesia 1
Northern Mariana Islands 1
Mozambique 1

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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.