What Animal Lives Where

Where has the Deep-sea Demosponge been recorded?

Thenea abyssorum occurrence evidence comes from 47 records in 3 countries and territories, from 2019 to 2019. Most records come from Svalbard and Jan Mayen.

DemospongiaeTetractinellidaTheneidaeThenea

Observation evidence passport

Evidence found

47 records across 3 countries and territories, 2019–2019.

Thenea abyssorum · GBIF taxon key 2248580

Source coverage

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

Refreshed 2026-09-24. 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

one-off 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: 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.

Where Deep-sea Demosponge has been recorded

The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for Deep-sea Demosponge. 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
Svalbard and Jan Mayen 29
Norway 9
Greenland 1
Record pattern: one-off
One-off or limited records in the covered source. 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.