What Animal Lives Where

Where has the smooth star coral been recorded?

Solenastrea bournoni occurrence evidence comes from 7,883 records in 11 countries and territories, from 1975 to 2024. Most records come from US Virgin Islands.

AnthozoaScleractiniaFaviidaeSolenastrea

Observation evidence passport

Evidence found

7,883 records across 11 countries and territories, 1975–2024.

Solenastrea bournoni · GBIF taxon key 2260076

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: October.

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: October. 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

19752024

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

Where smooth star coral has been recorded

The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for smooth star coral. 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
US Virgin Islands 3,447
United States 2,660
Puerto Rico 1,642
Dominican Republic 73
Costa Rica 28
ZZ 27
Jamaica 2
Bermuda 1
Belize 1
Mexico 1
Panama 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.