What Animal Lives Where

Where has the Trochocyathus vasiformis been recorded?

Trochocyathus vasiformis occurrence evidence comes from 115 records in 5 countries and territories, from 1991 to 2003. Most records come from Vanuatu.

AnthozoaScleractiniaCaryophylliidaeTrochocyathus

Observation evidence passport

Evidence found

115 records across 5 countries and territories, 1991–2003.

Trochocyathus vasiformis · GBIF taxon key 2259127

Source coverage

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

Refreshed 2026-09-23. 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.

3 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

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

Where Trochocyathus vasiformis has been recorded

The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for Trochocyathus vasiformis. 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
Vanuatu 54
New Caledonia 42
Wallis & Futuna 12
Indonesia 6
Norfolk Island 1

Related animals

Others in the family Caryophylliidae.

Conotrochus brunneus
400 records
Bourneotrochus stellulatus
153 records
Caryophyllia abrupta
115 records
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.