Where Gray sand star has been recorded
GBIF occurrence records for Luidia foliolata, mapped and tabulated by country.
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Distribution map plotted from GBIF.org occurrence records; basemap Natural Earth 110m · GBIF records CC0 / CC BY; Natural Earth public domain
126,238 georeferenced occurrence records with coordinates are published for Luidia foliolata through GBIF, from 10 countries or marine areas. This page maps those records and lists where they come from. Occurrence records reflect where people have looked as well as where the species lives, so well-surveyed coastlines are over-represented.
Quick Facts
- Georeferenced records
- 126,238
- Mapped locations
- 31
- Inland records omitted
- 15
- Gbif taxonkey
- 2270618
Facts from the source article.
Countries and areas with the most records (GBIF)
United States of America — 123,574 records; Canada — 2,639 records; Mexico — 11 records; Ecuador — 7 records; Guatemala — 2 records; Congo, Democratic Republic of the — 1 records; Colombia — 1 records; Japan — 1 records; Nicaragua — 1 records; El Salvador — 1 records.
Source: GBIF Occurrence Search (taxonKey 2270618) — https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/search?taxon_key=2270618&has_coordinate=true (records CC0 / CC BY). Accessed 2026-09-25.
Marine regions with a WoRMS distribution record
California; Washington (State); Oregon; British Columbia; Panamanian part of the North Pacific Ocean; El Salvador part of the North Pacific Ocean; Nicaraguan part of the North Pacific Ocean.
Source: WoRMS distribution records (MarineRegions) — https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=368114 (CC BY 4.0). Accessed 2026-09-25.
How to read this map
The map plots a sample of 3,000 of the 126,238 records, deduplicated to a half-degree grid, so dense areas do not merge into one blob. The sample covers 2 of the 10 countries or areas with records; the areas absent from the sample hold 25 records in total (Mexico, Ecuador, Guatemala, Congo, Democratic Republic of the, Colombia, Japan, Nicaragua, El Salvador).
15 records plotting inland were omitted: for a marine species those are almost always the holding institution's coordinates rather than a collection site.
Records show where the species has been observed and reported, not a modelled range.
Source: GBIF Occurrence Search (taxonKey 2270618) — https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/search?taxon_key=2270618&has_coordinate=true (records CC0 / CC BY); WoRMS distribution records (MarineRegions) — https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=368114 (CC BY 4.0); Natural Earth 110m basemap — https://www.naturalearthdata.com/ (public domain). Accessed 2026-09-25.
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