Where Odontaster validus has been recorded
GBIF occurrence records for Odontaster validus, mapped and tabulated by country.
2,215 georeferenced occurrence records with coordinates are published for Odontaster validus through GBIF, from 12 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.
- Georeferenced records
- 2,215
- Countries / areas
- 12
- Mapped locations
- 188
- Records sampled for the map
- 2,215
- Inland records omitted
- 31
- Gbif taxonkey
- 2271157
Countries and areas with the most records (GBIF)
Antarctica — 1,974 records; South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands — 174 records; South Africa — 21 records; French Southern Territories — 16 records; Congo, Democratic Republic of the — 15 records; Chile — 3 records; Bouvet Island — 2 records; Congo — 2 records; Argentina — 1 records; Australia — 1 records; Falkland Islands (Malvinas) — 1 records; Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha — 1 records.
Source: GBIF Occurrence Search (taxonKey 2271157) — https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/search?taxon_key=2271157&has_coordinate=true (records CC0 / CC BY). Accessed 2026-09-23.
Marine regions with a WoRMS distribution record
Antarctic Peninsula; Scotia Sea; Bouvet Island part of the South Atlantic Ocean; Marion-Prince Edward Is.; Ross Sea; Balleny Islands; Victoria Land; South Chile; South Argentina; Overlapping claim Falkland / Malvinas Islands: United Kingdom / Argentina part of the South Atlantic Ocean; Weddell Sea; Prydz Bay; Davis Sea; Heard Island; Adélie Land [RAMS]; Crozet Islands part of the Indian Ocean.
Source: WoRMS distribution records (MarineRegions) — https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=172775 (CC BY 4.0). Accessed 2026-09-23.
How to read this map
The map plots a sample of 2,215 of the 2,215 records, deduplicated to a half-degree grid, so dense areas do not merge into one blob. The sample covers 12 of the 12 countries or areas with records; the areas absent from the sample hold 0 records in total.
31 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 2271157) — https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/search?taxon_key=2271157&has_coordinate=true (records CC0 / CC BY); WoRMS distribution records (MarineRegions) — https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=172775 (CC BY 4.0); Natural Earth 110m basemap — https://www.naturalearthdata.com/ (public domain). Accessed 2026-09-23.
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