What Animal Lives Where

Where has the Orthoconchoecia haddoni been recorded?

Orthoconchoecia haddoni occurrence evidence comes from 650 records in 32 countries and territories, from 1889 to 2007. Most records come from Spain.

OstracodaHalocypridaHalocyprididaeOrthoconchoecia

Observation evidence passport

Evidence found

650 records across 32 countries and territories, 1889–2007.

Orthoconchoecia haddoni · GBIF taxon key 4987674

Source coverage

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

Refreshed 2026-09-21. 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

18892007

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

Where Orthoconchoecia haddoni has been recorded

The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for Orthoconchoecia haddoni. 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 152
Chile 119
Ireland 43
New Zealand 19
Iceland 15
France 12
Portugal 12
Australia 11
South Africa 11
Namibia 9
Cabo Verde 8
Canada 5
Western Sahara 5
Indonesia 3
Greenland 2
Morocco 2
Mauritania 2
Malta 2
Philippines 2
US Virgin Islands 2
Angola 1
Antarctica 1
Bermuda 1
Gambia 1
Equatorial Guinea 1
Greece 1
South Georgia 1
New Caledonia 1
Panama 1
Seychelles 1
Saint Helena 1
United States 1

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.