Murex tribulus was reported from 20 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 20 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: Indo-West Pacific: in southeast Africa and Madagascar, and from the easternmost part of the Indian Ocean to Melanesia; north to southern Japan and south to northern Queensland and New Caledonia; probably in the Marshall Islands.
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Table 1: Present in 20 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Oceania Australia AUS native 349
Asia Brunei Darsm BRN native 349
Asia Cambodia KHM native 349
Asia Chinese Taipei TWN native 81755
Asia Hong Kong HKG native 81755
Asia Indonesia IDN native 349
Asia Japan JPN native 349
Africa Madagascar MDG native 349
Asia Malaysia MYS native 349
Oceania Marshall Is. MHL native 349
Asia Myanmar MMR native 349
Oceania New Caledonia NCL native 349
Oceania Papua New Guinea PNG native 349
Asia Philippines PHL native 8319
Asia Singapore SGP native 349
Oceania Solomon Is. SLB native 349
Asia Thailand THA native 349
Asia Timor-Leste TLS native 349
Oceania Vanuatu VUT native 349
Asia Viet Nam VNM native 349

Table 4: Reported from 20 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Oceania Australia AUS native 349
Asia Brunei Darsm BRN native 349
Asia Cambodia KHM native 349
Asia Chinese Taipei TWN native 81755
Asia Hong Kong HKG native 81755
Asia Indonesia IDN native 349
Asia Japan JPN native 349
Africa Madagascar MDG native 349
Asia Malaysia MYS native 349
Oceania Marshall Is. MHL native 349
Asia Myanmar MMR native 349
Oceania New Caledonia NCL native 349
Oceania Papua New Guinea PNG native 349
Asia Philippines PHL native 8319
Asia Singapore SGP native 349
Oceania Solomon Is. SLB native 349
Asia Thailand THA native 349
Asia Timor-Leste TLS native 349
Oceania Vanuatu VUT native 349
Asia Viet Nam VNM native 349
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