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colossal squid

species of mollusc
Taxon taxon Q378330
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Summary

colossal squid is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.084% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (20,140 views/month, #164 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Taxon rank: species[3]
  • Named after: James Erik Hamilton[4]
  • IUCN conservation status: Least Concern[5]
  • Parent taxon: Mesonychoteuthis[6]
  • Taxon name: Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni[7]
  • Commons category: Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni[8]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni[9]
  • Commons gallery: Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni[10]
  • Taxon common name: Colossal squid[11], calmar colossal[12], kolosalni ligenj[13]
  • Different from: giant squid[14]

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Identifiers

colossal squid's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 432480[15]. colossal squid's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 559557[16]. colossal squid's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2289991[17]. colossal squid's ITIS TSN is recorded as 556403[18].

Why It Matters

colossal squid has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] It is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . bbc.com. Retrieved . bbc.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [16] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [18] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [17] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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