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type species

term used in zoological nomenclature (also non-officially in 'botanical' nomenclature)
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type species

Summary

type species is a zoological nomenclature[1]. It draws 1,464 Wikipedia views per month (zoological_nomenclature category, ranking #1 of 1).[2]

Key Facts

  • type species's instance of is recorded as zoological nomenclature[3].
  • type species is a type of type[4].
  • type species is a type of species[5].
  • type species's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Type species[6].
  • type species's facet of is recorded as definition[7].
  • type species's topic has template is recorded as Template:Tysp[8].

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Definition and Type

type species's instance of is recorded as zoological nomenclature[3]. Recorded subclass of include type[4] and species[5].

Why It Matters

type species draws 1,464 Wikipedia views per month (zoological_nomenclature category, ranking #1 of 1).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . 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. 8d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Subclass of → type, species
    Subclass of → —
    Topic has template → Template:Tysp
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007558290905171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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