Pecten

genus of bivalves
Taxon taxon Q2704723
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Pecten

Summary

Pecten is a taxon[1]. Pecten has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Pecten's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Pecten is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Pecten is classified within Pectinini[5].
  • Pecten's scientific name is Pecten[6].
  • Pecten's Commons category is recorded as Pecten[7].
  • Pecten began on -70600000-00-00T00:00:00Z[8].
  • Pecten's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Pecten[9].
  • Pecten's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[10].
  • Pecten's taxon synonym is recorded as Argus[11].
  • Pecten's different from is recorded as pecten oculi[12].
  • Pecten's homonymous taxon is recorded as Pecten[13].

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Classification

Pecten's scientific name is Pecten[6]. Pecten is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Pecten belongs to the parent taxon Pectinini[5].

Identifiers

Pecten's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 171858[14]. Pecten's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 6578[15]. Pecten's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 46467903[16]. Pecten's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 7976769[17]. Pecten's ITIS TSN is recorded as 79679[18].

Why It Matters

Pecten has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

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. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [18] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [16] . wikidata.org.
  10. [17] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . World Register of Marine Species. wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] . wikidata.org.
  16. [13] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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