Spisula

genus of molluscs
Taxon taxon Q3017714
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Spisula

Summary

Spisula is a taxon[1]. Spisula ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (40 views/month, #1,628 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Spisula's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Spisula is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Spisula is classified within Mactridae[5].
  • Spisula's scientific name is Spisula[6].
  • Spisula's Commons category is recorded as Spisula[7].
  • Spisula's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Spisula[8].
  • Spisula is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Strandschelpen'}[9].
  • Spisula is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'trauskjell'}[10].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Spisula is Spisula[6]. Spisula is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Spisula is classified within Mactridae[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Strandschelpen'}[9] and {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'trauskjell'}[10].

Identifiers

Spisula's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 171818[11]. Spisula's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 6582[12]. Spisula's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2286425[13]. Spisula's ITIS TSN is recorded as 80943[14].

Why It Matters

Spisula ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (40 views/month, #1,628 of 195,241).[2] Spisula has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] Spisula is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

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. [12] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] . Nederlands Soortenregister. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11d ago · Debessis · 2026-08-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Parent taxon Mactridae
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