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Pikaia

genus of chordates (fossil)
Taxon fossil_taxon Q132401
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Pikaia

Summary

Pikaia is a fossil taxon[1]. Pikaia ranks in the top 2% of fossil_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,158 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Pikaia's instance of is recorded as fossil taxon[3].
  • Pikaia is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Pikaia belongs to the parent taxon Cephalochordata[5].
  • Pikaia belongs to the parent taxon Chordata[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Pikaia is Pikaia[7].
  • Pikaia's Commons category is recorded as Pikaia[8].
  • Pikaia's temporal range start is recorded as Cambrian[9].
  • Pikaia's temporal range end is recorded as Cambrian[10].

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Classification

Pikaia's scientific name is Pikaia[7]. Pikaia is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Recorded parent taxon include Cephalochordata[5] and Chordata[6].

Identifiers

Pikaia's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 4577842[11].

Why It Matters

Pikaia ranks in the top 2% of fossil_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,158 views/month).[2] Pikaia has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] Pikaia is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10h ago · PieterJanR · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parent taxon → Cephalochordata, Chordata
    Instance of → —
    Aliases → —
    Taxon rank → genus
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P171]]: [[Q138751374]]"
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