Thick shelled river mussel

species of mollusc
Taxon taxon Q798236
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Summary

Thick shelled river mussel is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (365 views/month, #1,625 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Weichtier des Jahres (Deutschland)[3]
  • Taxon rank: species[4]
  • IUCN conservation status: Endangered status[5]
  • Parent taxon: Unio[6]
  • Taxon name: Unio crassus[7]
  • Commons category: Unio crassus[8]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Unio crassus[9]
  • Commons gallery: Unio crassus[10]
  • Short name: U. crassus[11]
  • Taxon common name: Thick Shelled River Mussel[12], Dikke stroommossel[13], velevrub tupý[14], bataafse stroommossel[15], mulette épaisse[16], Kleine Flußmuschel[17], Tjockskalig målarmussla[18], vuollejokisimpukka[19], potočni škržek[20]
  • Status in the Red List of Threatened Species in the Czech Republic: endangered[21]
  • Regional conservation status: Vulnerable[22]

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Identifiers

Thick shelled river mussel's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 114771[23]. Thick shelled river mussel's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 143297[24]. Thick shelled river mussel's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 4750570[25]. Thick shelled river mussel's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 4559558[26]. Recorded ITIS TSN include 983714[27] and 986074[28].

Why It Matters

Thick shelled river mussel has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

FAQs

What awards did Thick shelled river mussel receive?

Honors received include Weichtier des Jahres (Deutschland)[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [24] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [27] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [25] ↑ . Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [26] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [12] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [13] ↑ . Nederlands Soortenregister. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [14] ↑ . Portál informačního systému ochrany přírody. Retrieved . portal.nature.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [15] ↑ . Belgian Species List. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [16] ↑ . Belgian Species List. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [17] ↑ . Belgian Species List. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [19] ↑ . Finnish Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . laji.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [21] ↑ . Portál informačního systému ochrany přírody. Retrieved . portal.nature.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 3d ago · AntiDerangedKhanTengriAction · 2026-10-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Itis tsn → 983714, 986074
    Sitelink count → 25
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'be', 'be_x_old', 'bg', 'ceb', 'commons', 'cs', 'de', 'en', 'et',
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Itis tsn: 986074, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/290800|batch #290800]]"
  2. 21w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parent taxon → Unio
    Instance of → —
    Instance of → taxon
    Topic's main category → Category:Unio crassus
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|7 */ Yso id: 22597, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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