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Acanthaster

genus of echinoderms
Taxon taxon Q744513
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Acanthaster

Summary

Acanthaster is a taxon[1]. Acanthaster ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (40 views/month, #1,613 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Acanthaster's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Acanthaster is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Acanthaster is classified within Acanthasteridae[5].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Acanthaster is Acanthaster[6].
  • Acanthaster's Commons category is recorded as Acanthaster[7].
  • Acanthaster's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Acanthaster[8].
  • Acanthaster's taxon synonym is recorded as Echinities[9].
  • Acanthaster's taxon synonym is recorded as Echinaster Gray, 1840[10].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Acanthaster is Acanthaster[6]. Acanthaster is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Acanthaster is classified within Acanthasteridae[5].

Identifiers

Acanthaster's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 50917[11]. Acanthaster's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 133433[12]. Acanthaster's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 73160[13]. Acanthaster's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2271207[14]. Acanthaster's ITIS TSN is recorded as 157192[15].

Why It Matters

Acanthaster ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (40 views/month, #1,613 of 195,241).[2] Acanthaster has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Astérie. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . Report on the Asteroidea collected during the Voyage of H.MS. Chalanger during the Years 1873-76. wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parent taxon → Acanthasteridae
    Instance of → taxon
    Aliases → —
    Taxon synonym → Echinities, Echinaster Gray, 1840
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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