Where does the Spondylus spec live?
Spondylus spec has 711 records in 67 countries and territories, from 1969 to 2016. Most records come from Papua New Guinea.
- 711 records
- 67 places
- 13 years recorded
- Bivalvia class
AnimaliaMolluscaBivalviaPectinidaSpondylidaeSpondylus
When it is recorded
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Peak month: August. 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.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 69 | |
| Vanuatu | 57 | |
| Samoa | 43 | |
| Solomon Islands | 38 | |
| Tuvalu | 37 | |
| Fiji | 35 | |
| New Caledonia | 33 | |
| Palau | 25 | |
| Marshall Islands | 23 | |
| Wallis & Futuna | 23 | |
| Bulgaria | 22 | |
| French Polynesia | 22 | |
| Poland | 20 | |
| France | 19 | |
| Kiribati | 19 | |
| United States | 19 | |
| Micronesia | 17 | |
| Japan | 16 | |
| Tonga | 16 | |
| Australia | 13 | |
| Italy | 12 | |
| Cook Islands | 10 | |
| Germany | 10 | |
| Denmark | 10 | |
| Egypt | 7 | |
| New Zealand | 7 | |
| Spain | 6 | |
| India | 5 | |
| Madagascar | 5 | |
| Austria | 4 | |
| Belgium | 4 | |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | |
| Netherlands | 4 | |
| Philippines | 4 | |
| Switzerland | 3 | |
| Czechia | 3 | |
| Djibouti | 3 | |
| Somalia | 3 | |
| Ukraine | 3 | |
| United Kingdom | 2 |
Showing the top 40 of 67 places.
Status from the records: resident
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. 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.
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. 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.