Lamnidae

family of sharks
Taxon taxon Q136902
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Lamnidae

Summary

Lamnidae is a taxon[1]. Lamnidae has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Lamnidae's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Lamnidae is classified at the rank of family[4].
  • Lamnidae belongs to the parent taxon Lamnoidea[5].
  • Lamnidae's scientific name is Lamnidae[6].
  • Lamnidae's Commons category is recorded as Lamnidae[7].
  • Lamnidae's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Lamnidae[8].
  • Lamnidae's code of nomenclature is recorded as International Code of Zoological Nomenclature[9].
  • Lamnidae is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Makrelenhaie'}[10].
  • Lamnidae is commonly known as {'lang': 'el', 'text': 'Λαμνίδες'}[11].
  • Lamnidae is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Mackerel sharks'}[12].
  • Lamnidae is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'white sharks'}[13].
  • Lamnidae is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'lámnidos'}[14].
  • Lamnidae is commonly known as {'lang': 'hu', 'text': 'Heringcápafélék'}[15].
  • Lamnidae is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'ネズミザメ科'}[16].
  • Lamnidae is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Makreelhaai'}[17].
  • Lamnidae is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'håbrannfamilien'}[18].
  • Lamnidae is commonly known as {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'morski volkovi'}[19].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Lamnidae is Lamnidae[6]. Lamnidae is classified at the rank of family[4]. Lamnidae is classified within Lamnoidea[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Makrelenhaie'}[10], {'lang': 'el', 'text': 'Λαμνίδες'}[11], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Mackerel sharks'}[12], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'white sharks'}[13], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'lámnidos'}[14], and {'lang': 'hu', 'text': 'Heringcápafélék'}[15].

Identifiers

Lamnidae's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 50874[20]. Lamnidae's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1879[21]. Lamnidae's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5888[22]. Lamnidae's ITIS TSN is recorded as 159901[23].

Why It Matters

Lamnidae has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] Lamnidae is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

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] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [23] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [21] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [22] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] . wikidata.org.
  17. [16] . wikidata.org.
  18. [17] . wikidata.org.
  19. [18] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [19] . wikidata.org.
  21. [20] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [24] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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