Where Crowded sea bell has been recorded
GBIF occurrence records for Turbinaria ornata, mapped and tabulated by country.
Distribution map plotted from GBIF.org occurrence records; basemap Natural Earth 110m · GBIF records CC0 / CC BY; Natural Earth public domain
2,175 georeferenced occurrence records with coordinates are published for Turbinaria ornata through GBIF, from 56 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
- 2,175
- Countries / areas
- 56
- Mapped locations
- 321
- Records sampled for the map
- 2,175
- Inland records omitted
- 57
- Gbif taxonkey
- 3197381
Countries and areas with the most records (GBIF)
United States of America — 966 records; Australia — 309 records; Philippines — 196 records; Indonesia — 77 records; French Polynesia — 71 records; Micronesia (Federated States of) — 51 records; French Southern Territories — 47 records; Kenya — 42 records; Mauritius — 26 records; Guam — 25 records; New Caledonia — 25 records; Japan — 23 records; Marshall Islands — 23 records; Fiji — 19 records; South Africa — 19 records.
Source: GBIF Occurrence Search (taxonKey 3197381) — https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/search?taxon_key=3197381&has_coordinate=true (records CC0 / CC BY). Accessed 2026-09-23.
Marine regions with a WoRMS distribution record
Mauritian Exclusive Economic Zone; Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone; Madagascar; Aldabra; Mozambican Exclusive Economic Zone; Réunion Exclusive Economic Zone; Seychellois Exclusive Economic Zone; Somali Exclusive Economic Zone; South Africa (country); Tanzanian Exclusive Economic Zone; Indian Ocean; Hawaiian part of the North Pacific Ocean.
Source: WoRMS distribution records (MarineRegions) — https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=221490 (CC BY 4.0). Accessed 2026-09-23.
How to read this map
The map plots a sample of 2,175 of the 2,175 records, deduplicated to a half-degree grid, so dense areas do not merge into one blob. The sample covers 56 of the 56 countries or areas with records; the areas absent from the sample hold 0 records in total.
57 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 3197381) — https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/search?taxon_key=3197381&has_coordinate=true (records CC0 / CC BY); WoRMS distribution records (MarineRegions) — https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=221490 (CC BY 4.0); Natural Earth 110m basemap — https://www.naturalearthdata.com/ (public domain). Accessed 2026-09-23.
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