Spirula spirula was reported from 48 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 48 of them (endemic, native, introduced);
Table 2: possible in 0 of them (stray, questionable);
Table 3: absent from 0 of them (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error).
Table 4: all reports listed together.

Distribution: Circumglobal in tropical and subtropical oceanic waters. Tropical to polar.
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Table 1: Present in 48 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Oceania Australia AUS native 1695
Europe Azores Is. AZZ native 125695
North America Bahamas BHS native 1695
North America Belize BLZ native 1695
South America Brazil BRA native 1695
North America Canada CAN native 1667
Africa Canary Is. CNY native 125695
Oceania Chatham Is. CHT native 8121
North America Cuba CUB native 1695
Africa Djibouti DJI native 1695
North America Dominican Rp DOM native 1695
Europe France FRA native 1695
Oceania French Polynesia PYF native 87883
North America Haiti HTI native 1695
Asia India IND native 1695
Asia Indonesia IDN native 83492
Asia Iran IRN native 1695
North America Jamaica JAM native 1695
Asia Japan JPN native 1695
Oceania Kermadec Is. KMD native 3728
Oceania Lord Howe I. LHI native 88739
Africa Madagascar MDG native 1695
Africa Madeira Is. MRA native 1695
Oceania Marquesas Is. MQS native 87883
Africa Mauritania MRT native 1695
Africa Mauritius MUS native 1695
North America Mexico MEX native 1695
Africa Morocco MAR native 1695
Africa Mozambique MOZ native 1695
Africa Namibia NAM native 3722
Oceania New Caledonia NCL native 1695
Oceania New Zealand NZL native 88739
Asia Oman OMN native 1695
Asia Pakistan PAK native 1695
Asia Philippines PHL native 821
Europe Portugal PRT native 1695
North America Puerto Rico PRI native 1695
Africa Reunion I. REU native 1695
Africa Somalia SOM native 1695
Africa South Africa ZAF native 1695
Europe Spain ESP native 1695
Asia Sri Lanka LKA native 1695
Oceania Tuamotu Is. TUA native 87883
South America Uruguay URY native 3107
North America USA USA native 1667
Oceania Vanuatu VUT native 1695
North America Virgin Is. (US) VIR native 1695
Asia Yemen YEM native 1695

Table 4: Reported from 48 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Oceania Australia AUS native 1695
Europe Azores Is. AZZ native 125695
North America Bahamas BHS native 1695
North America Belize BLZ native 1695
South America Brazil BRA native 1695
North America Canada CAN native 1667
Africa Canary Is. CNY native 125695
Oceania Chatham Is. CHT native 8121
North America Cuba CUB native 1695
Africa Djibouti DJI native 1695
North America Dominican Rp DOM native 1695
Europe France FRA native 1695
Oceania French Polynesia PYF native 87883
North America Haiti HTI native 1695
Asia India IND native 1695
Asia Indonesia IDN native 83492
Asia Iran IRN native 1695
North America Jamaica JAM native 1695
Asia Japan JPN native 1695
Oceania Kermadec Is. KMD native 3728
Oceania Lord Howe I. LHI native 88739
Africa Madagascar MDG native 1695
Africa Madeira Is. MRA native 1695
Oceania Marquesas Is. MQS native 87883
Africa Mauritania MRT native 1695
Africa Mauritius MUS native 1695
North America Mexico MEX native 1695
Africa Morocco MAR native 1695
Africa Mozambique MOZ native 1695
Africa Namibia NAM native 3722
Oceania New Caledonia NCL native 1695
Oceania New Zealand NZL native 88739
Asia Oman OMN native 1695
Asia Pakistan PAK native 1695
Asia Philippines PHL native 821
Europe Portugal PRT native 1695
North America Puerto Rico PRI native 1695
Africa Reunion I. REU native 1695
Africa Somalia SOM native 1695
Africa South Africa ZAF native 1695
Europe Spain ESP native 1695
Asia Sri Lanka LKA native 1695
Oceania Tuamotu Is. TUA native 87883
South America Uruguay URY native 3107
North America USA USA native 1667
Oceania Vanuatu VUT native 1695
North America Virgin Is. (US) VIR native 1695
Asia Yemen YEM native 1695
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