Squatina

Summary

Squatina is a taxon^[1]. Squatina ranks in the top 0.73% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,204 views/month, #1,422 of 195,241).^[2]

Key Facts

• Squatina's instance of is recorded as taxon^[3].
• Squatina is classified at the rank of genus^[4].
• Squatina belongs to the parent taxon Squatinidae^[5].
• Under binomial nomenclature, Squatina is Squatina^[6].
• Squatina's Commons category is recorded as Squatina^[7].
• Squatina's temporal range start is recorded as Late Jurassic^[8].
• Squatina began on -163500000-00-00T00:00:00Z^[9].
• Squatina's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Squatina^[10].
• Squatina's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Squatiniformes^[11].
• Squatina's described by source is recorded as New Encyclopedic Dictionary^[12].
• Squatina's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[13].

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Classification

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

Identifiers

Squatina's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 92191^[14]. Squatina's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 55141^[15]. Squatina's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 46560320^[16]. Squatina's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 9069902^[17]. Squatina's ITIS TSN is recorded as 160784^[18].

Why It Matters

Squatina ranks in the top 0.73% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,204 views/month, #1,422 of 195,241).^[2] Squatina has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[19] Squatina is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[20]