Testudines

order of reptiles characterized by a shell
Taxon taxon Q223044
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Testudines

Summary

Testudines is a taxon[1]. Testudines ranks in the top 0.12% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,875 views/month, #228 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Testudines's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Testudines is classified at the rank of order[4].
  • Testudines is classified within Perichelydia[5].
  • Testudines is classified within Archosauromorpha[6].
  • Testudines's scientific name is Testudines[7].
  • Testudines is a type of Reptilia[8].
  • Testudines's Commons category is recorded as Testudines[9].
  • Testudines's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Testudines[10].
  • Testudines's Commons gallery is recorded as Turtle[11].
  • Testudines's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia[12].
  • Testudines's described by source is recorded as Bible Encyclopedia of Archimandrite Nicephorus[13].
  • Testudines's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[14].
  • Testudines's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[15].
  • Testudines's described by source is recorded as Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[16].
  • Testudines's described by source is recorded as Gujin Tushu Jicheng[17].
  • Testudines's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[18].
  • Testudines's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[19].
  • Testudines's described by source is recorded as The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge[20].
  • Testudines's described by source is recorded as The New Student's Reference Work[21].
  • Testudines's this taxon is source of is recorded as tortoise shell[22].
  • Testudines's this taxon is source of is recorded as turtle oil[23].
  • Testudines is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'skilpadder'}[24].
  • Testudines is commonly known as {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'želve'}[25].
  • Testudines is commonly known as {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'سُلحفاة'}[26].
  • Testudines is commonly known as {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'سُلحفاء'}[27].

Body

Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Testudines is Testudines[7]. Testudines is classified at the rank of order[4]. Recorded parent taxon include Perichelydia[5] and Archosauromorpha[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'skilpadder'}[24], {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'želve'}[25], {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'سُلحفاة'}[26], {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'سُلحفاء'}[27], {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'سُلحفى'}[28], and {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'فكرون'}[29].

Identifiers

Testudines's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 39532[30]. Testudines's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 8459[31]. Testudines's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 52570439[32]. Testudines's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 793[33]. Testudines's ITIS TSN is recorded as 948936[34].

Discovery and Description

Things named for Testudines include Turtle[35], a submersible[36] and Turtle Pose[37], an asana[38].

Why It Matters

Testudines ranks in the top 0.12% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,875 views/month, #228 of 195,241).[2] Testudines has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] Testudines is known by 35 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]

Entities named for Testudines include Turtle[35], a submersible[36] and Turtle Pose[37], an asana[38].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . woopets.fr. woopets.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Checklist of Chelonians of the World. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . More than 1000 ultraconserved elements provide evidence that turtles are the sister group of archosaurs. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Checklist of Chelonians of the World. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [31] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [34] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [32] . wikidata.org.
  11. [33] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . woopets.fr. woopets.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . woopets.fr. woopets.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  19. [17] . woopets.fr. woopets.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . woopets.fr. woopets.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . woopets.fr. woopets.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [23] . woopets.fr. woopets.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [24] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] . wikidata.org.
  31. [29] . wikidata.org.
  32. [30] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [35] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [37] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [39] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [40] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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