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Astropecten

genus of echinoderms
Taxon taxon Q665985
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Astropecten

Summary

Astropecten is a taxon[1]. Astropecten ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (50 views/month, #1,614 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Astropecten's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Astropecten is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Astropecten is classified within Astropectinidae[5].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Astropecten is Astropecten[6].
  • Astropecten's Commons category is recorded as Astropecten[7].
  • Astropecten's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Astropecten[8].
  • Astropecten's taxon synonym is recorded as Lophidiaster[9].

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Classification

Astropecten's scientific name is Astropecten[6]. Astropecten is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Astropecten is classified within Astropectinidae[5].

Identifiers

Astropecten's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 48237[10]. Astropecten's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 55650[11]. Astropecten's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2269836[12]. Astropecten's ITIS TSN is recorded as 156901[13].

Why It Matters

Astropecten ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (50 views/month, #1,614 of 195,241).[2] Astropecten has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Die Asteriden der Siboga-Expedition. I. Porcellanasteridae, Astropectinidae, Benthopectinidae. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Christian Ferrer · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parent taxon → Astropectinidae
    Taxon rank → genus
    Instance of → taxon
    Instance of → —
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|1 */ [[Property:P225]]: Astropecten"
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