Myidae

family of bivalves
Taxon taxon Q682450
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Myidae

Summary

Myidae is a taxon[1]. Myidae ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16 views/month, #1,622 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Myidae's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Myidae is classified at the rank of family[4].
  • Myidae is classified within Myoidea[5].
  • Myidae's scientific name is Myidae[6].
  • Myidae's Commons category is recorded as Myidae[7].
  • Myidae's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Myidae[8].
  • Myidae is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Gapers'}[9].
  • Myidae is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'sandmuslinger'}[10].
  • Myidae is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Klaffmuscheln'}[11].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Myidae is Myidae[6]. Myidae is classified at the rank of family[4]. Myidae belongs to the parent taxon Myoidea[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Gapers'}[9], {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'sandmuslinger'}[10], and {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Klaffmuscheln'}[11].

Identifiers

Myidae's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 81635[12]. Myidae's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 6602[13]. Myidae's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 46470497[14]. Myidae's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 6881[15]. Myidae's ITIS TSN is recorded as 81688[16].

Why It Matters

Myidae ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16 views/month, #1,622 of 195,241).[2] Myidae has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [16] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] . wikidata.org.
  9. [15] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . Nederlands Soortenregister. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . Trivialnamen für Mollusken des Meeres und Brackwassers in Deutschland (Polyplacophora, Gastropoda, Bivalvia, Scaphopoda et Cephalopoda). wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parent taxon Myoidea
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