What Animal Lives Where

Where has the Porroecia spinirostris been recorded?

Porroecia spinirostris occurrence evidence comes from 487 records in 50 countries and territories, from 1887 to 2007. Most records come from Bermuda.

OstracodaHalocypridaHalocyprididaePorroecia

Observation evidence passport

Evidence found

487 records across 50 countries and territories, 1887–2007.

Porroecia spinirostris · GBIF taxon key 1028674

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: November.

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: November. 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 Porroecia spinirostris has been recorded

The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for Porroecia spinirostris. 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
Bermuda 40
Cabo Verde 28
Portugal 22
Spain 21
Brazil 20
Morocco 12
Croatia 10
Ireland 7
Australia 6
Indonesia 6
Italy 6
Madagascar 6
France 5
American Samoa 4
Guinea-Bissau 4
New Zealand 4
Seychelles 4
South Africa 4
New Caledonia 3
Saint Helena 3
Somalia 3
Western Sahara 2
India 2
British Indian Ocean Territory 2
Japan 2
Oman 2
Philippines 2
Sierra Leone 2
French Southern Territories 2
Venezuela 2
Angola 1
Barbados 1
Bahamas 1
Canada 1
Cocos Islands 1
Cook Islands 1
Chile 1
Costa Rica 1
Eritrea 1
Gabon 1

Showing the top 40 of 50 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.