Platanistidae

family of toothed whales (Odontoceti)
Taxon taxon Q6078080
Platanistidae
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Platanistidae

Summary

Platanistidae is a taxon[1]. Platanistidae ranks in the top 0.77% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (71 views/month, #1,510 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Platanistidae's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Platanistidae is classified at the rank of family[4].
  • Platanistidae is classified within Platanistoidea[5].
  • Platanistidae's scientific name is Platanistidae[6].
  • Platanistidae is a type of Inioidea[7].
  • Platanistidae's Commons category is recorded as Platanistidae[8].
  • Platanistidae's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Platanistidae[9].
  • Platanistidae's code of nomenclature is recorded as International Code of Zoological Nomenclature[10].
  • Platanistidae's different from is recorded as Platanistoidea[11].
  • Platanistidae's different from is recorded as Inioidea[12].
  • Platanistidae's different from is recorded as river dolphins[13].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Platanistidae is Platanistidae[6]. Platanistidae is classified at the rank of family[4]. Platanistidae belongs to the parent taxon Platanistoidea[5].

Identifiers

Platanistidae's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 41429[14]. Platanistidae's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 9723[15]. Platanistidae's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 7651[16]. Platanistidae's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 9362[17]. Platanistidae's ITIS TSN is recorded as 180405[18].

Why It Matters

Platanistidae ranks in the top 0.77% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (71 views/month, #1,510 of 195,241).[2] Platanistidae has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] Platanistidae is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

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] . 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] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [17] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Topic's main category Category:Platanistidae
    Code of nomenclature International Code of Zoological Nomenclature
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