Tasmanian giant crab

species of decapod crustaceans
Taxon taxon Q2707649
Tasmanian giant crab
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Summary

Tasmanian giant crab is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.7% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (126 views/month, #1,376 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Tasmanian giant crab's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Tasmanian giant crab is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Tasmanian giant crab is classified within Pseudocarcinus[5].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Tasmanian giant crab is Pseudocarcinus gigas[6].
  • Tasmanian giant crab's Commons category is recorded as Pseudocarcinus gigas[7].
  • Tasmanian giant crab's original combination is recorded as Cancer gigas[8].
  • Tasmanian giant crab's short name is recorded as P. gigas[9].
  • Tasmanian giant crab is commonly known as Tasmanian giant crab[10].
  • Tasmanian giant crab is commonly known as southern giant crab[11].
  • Tasmanian giant crab is commonly known as Crabe géant de Tasmanie[12].
  • Tasmanian giant crab's taxon author citation is recorded as (Lamarck, 1818)[13].

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Classification

Tasmanian giant crab's scientific name is Pseudocarcinus gigas[6]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Pseudocarcinus[5]. Recorded taxon common name include it[10], southern giant crab[11], and Crabe géant de Tasmanie[12].

Identifiers

Tasmanian giant crab's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 776939[14]. Tasmanian giant crab's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 205354[15]. Tasmanian giant crab's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 4645101[16].

Why It Matters

Tasmanian giant crab ranks in the top 0.7% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (126 views/month, #1,376 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  6. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7w ago · Debessis · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxon rank → species
    Original combination → Q109653912
    Instance of → —
    Parent taxon → Pseudocarcinus
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