Blastoid

class of echinoderms (fossil)
Taxon fossil_taxon Q1566901
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Blastoid

Summary

Blastoid is a fossil taxon[1]. Blastoid ranks in the top 3% of fossil_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (328 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Blastoid's instance of is recorded as fossil taxon[3].
  • Blastoid is classified at the rank of class[4].
  • Blastoid belongs to the parent taxon Blastozoa[5].
  • Blastoid's scientific name is Blastoidea[6].
  • Blastoid's Commons category is recorded as Blastoidea[7].
  • Blastoid's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Blastoidea[8].
  • Blastoid's described by source is recorded as Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921[9].
  • Blastoid is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Knospenstrahler'}[10].
  • Blastoid is commonly known as {'lang': 'ka', 'text': 'ზღვის კოკრები'}[11].
  • Blastoid is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'Pączkowce'}[12].
  • Blastoid is commonly known as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Бластоидеи'}[13].
  • Blastoid is commonly known as {'lang': 'uk', 'text': 'Бластоїдеї'}[14].
  • Blastoid is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '海蕾'}[15].
  • Blastoid's different from is recorded as Blastoid[16].

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Classification

Blastoid's scientific name is Blastoidea[6]. Blastoid is classified at the rank of class[4]. Blastoid is classified within Blastozoa[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Knospenstrahler'}[10], {'lang': 'ka', 'text': 'ზღვის კოკრები'}[11], {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'Pączkowce'}[12], {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Бластоидеи'}[13], {'lang': 'uk', 'text': 'Бластоїдеї'}[14], and {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '海蕾'}[15].

Identifiers

Blastoid's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 4717197[17].

Why It Matters

Blastoid ranks in the top 3% of fossil_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (328 views/month).[2] Blastoid has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] Blastoid is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . BioLib. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [17] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Instance of fossil taxon
    Described by source Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921
    Parent taxon Blastozoa
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