What Animal Lives Where

Where has the boreal horny sponge been recorded?

Stylocordyla borealis occurrence evidence comes from 475 records in 21 countries and territories, from 1873 to 2024. Most records come from Antarctica.

DemospongiaeSuberitidaStylocordylidaeStylocordyla

Observation evidence passport

Evidence found

475 records across 21 countries and territories, 1873–2024.

Stylocordyla borealis · GBIF taxon key 2252042

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: June.

1 month 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

JFMAMJJASOND

Peak month: June. 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

18732024

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

Where boreal horny sponge has been recorded

The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for boreal horny sponge. 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
Antarctica 241
Greenland 47
United States 42
Norway 41
South Georgia 28
Canada 21
French Southern Territories 17
Heard & McDonald Islands 5
Ecuador 4
Falkland Islands 4
Sweden 4
Argentina 3
Grenada 3
Bahamas 2
Iceland 2
Brazil 1
Faroe Islands 1
United Kingdom 1
PM 1
Svalbard and Jan Mayen 1
South Africa 1
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.