What Animal Lives Where

Where has the Japanese False Limpet been recorded?

Siphonaria japonica occurrence evidence comes from 587 records in 5 countries and territories, from 1954 to 2020. Most records come from Japan.

GastropodaSiphonariidaSiphonariidaeSiphonaria

Observation evidence passport

Evidence found

587 records across 5 countries and territories, 1954–2020.

Siphonaria japonica · GBIF taxon key 5859486

Source coverage

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

Refreshed 2026-09-22. 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.

2 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

19542020

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

Where Japanese False Limpet has been recorded

The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for Japanese False Limpet. 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
Japan 298
South Korea 283
Malaysia 3
Indonesia 2
Hong Kong 1
Record pattern: repeated
Repeated records concentrated in part of the year. 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.