Precious coral: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Precious coral Corallium rubrum

Where the precious coral lives – recorded in 2 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 3,228 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See jellyfish, corals & anemones on the world map

Precious coral: Corallo vivo — Photo: Marco Busdraghi, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons

Scientific name	Corallium rubrum
Group	Jellyfish, corals & anemones
Found in	2 countries
Continents	Europe
Class	Cnidarian
Order	Scleralcyonacea
Family	Coralliidae

Where does the precious coral live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the precious coral in 2 countries and territories across Europe.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

What kind of animal is the precious coral?

The precious coral (Corallium rubrum) is a cnidarian in the order Scleralcyonacea and the family Coralliidae, genus Corallium. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the precious coral

Precious coral, or red coral, is the common name given to a genus of marine corals, Corallium. The distinguishing characteristic of precious corals is their durable and intensely colored red or pink-orange skeleton, which is used for making jewelry.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Precious coral (revision 1370924955), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q531601 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).