Ostracoda

class of crustaceans
Taxon taxon Q276412
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Ostracoda

Summary

Ostracoda is a taxon[1]. Ostracoda ranks in the top 0.67% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (369 views/month, #1,304 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Ostracoda's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Ostracoda is classified at the rank of class[4].
  • Ostracoda is classified within Crustacea[5].
  • Ostracoda is classified within Oligostraca[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Ostracoda is Ostracoda[7].
  • Ostracoda's Commons category is recorded as Ostracoda[8].
  • Ostracoda began on -450000000-00-00T00:00:00Z[9].
  • Ostracoda's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Ostracods[10].
  • Ostracoda's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[11].
  • Ostracoda's described by source is recorded as Encyclopaedia Hebraica[12].
  • Ostracoda's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[13].
  • Ostracoda's described by source is recorded as Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921[14].
  • Ostracoda's described by source is recorded as New Encyclopedic Dictionary[15].
  • Ostracoda is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Mosselkreeftjes'}[16].
  • Ostracoda is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'muslingkreps'}[17].
  • Ostracoda is commonly known as {'lang': 'mk', 'text': 'черупкари'}[18].
  • Ostracoda's studied by is recorded as ostracodology[19].

Body

Classification

Ostracoda's scientific name is Ostracoda[7]. Ostracoda is classified at the rank of class[4]. Recorded parent taxon include Crustacea[5] and Oligostraca[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Mosselkreeftjes'}[16], {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'muslingkreps'}[17], and {'lang': 'mk', 'text': 'черупкари'}[18].

Identifiers

Ostracoda's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 68764[20]. Ostracoda's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 6670[21]. Ostracoda's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1456[22]. Ostracoda's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 353[23]. Ostracoda's ITIS TSN is recorded as 84195[24].

Why It Matters

Ostracoda ranks in the top 0.67% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (369 views/month, #1,304 of 195,241).[2] Ostracoda has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] Ostracoda is known by 44 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

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] . World Register of Marine Species. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [21] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [24] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [22] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [23] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . Nederlands Soortenregister. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [25] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [26] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  2. 9d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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