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Elmidae

family of beetles
Taxon taxon Q139220
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Elmidae

Summary

Elmidae is a taxon[1]. Elmidae ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (59 views/month, #1,617 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Elmidae's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Elmidae is classified at the rank of family[4].
  • Elmidae belongs to the parent taxon Byrrhoidea[5].
  • Elmidae belongs to the parent taxon Dryopoidea[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Elmidae is Elmidae[7].
  • Elmidae's Commons category is recorded as Elmidae[8].
  • Elmidae's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Elmidae[9].
  • Elmidae is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'riffle beetles'}[10].
  • Elmidae is commonly known as {'lang': 'lt', 'text': 'Nendriavabaliai'}[11].
  • Elmidae is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'Elvebiller'}[12].
  • Elmidae is commonly known as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Речники'}[13].
  • Elmidae is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Echte beekkevers'}[14].
  • Elmidae is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'elvebiller'}[15].
  • Elmidae is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '溪泥甲科'}[16].

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Classification

Elmidae's scientific name is Elmidae[7]. Elmidae is classified at the rank of family[4]. Recorded parent taxon include Byrrhoidea[5] and Dryopoidea[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'riffle beetles'}[10], {'lang': 'lt', 'text': 'Nendriavabaliai'}[11], {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'Elvebiller'}[12], {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Речники'}[13], {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Echte beekkevers'}[14], and {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '溪泥甲科'}[16].

Identifiers

Elmidae's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 85753[17]. Elmidae's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 186980[18]. Elmidae's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 7445[19]. Elmidae's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 7826[20]. Elmidae's ITIS TSN is recorded as 114093[21].

Why It Matters

Elmidae ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (59 views/month, #1,617 of 195,241).[2] Elmidae has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] Elmidae is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Integrated phylogenomics and fossil data illuminate the evolution of beetles. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [18] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [21] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [19] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [20] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . Nederlands Soortenregister. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . Norwegian Biodiversity Information Centre. Retrieved . artsdatabanken.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parent taxon → Byrrhoidea, Dryopoidea
    Taxon rank → family
    Instance of → taxon
    Instance of → —
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