Caribbean hermit crab

species of crustacean
Taxon taxon Q1183820
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Caribbean hermit crab

Summary

Caribbean hermit crab is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.8% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (504 views/month, #1,568 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Caribbean hermit crab's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Caribbean hermit crab is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Caribbean hermit crab belongs to the parent taxon Coenobita[5].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Caribbean hermit crab is Coenobita clypeatus[6].
  • Caribbean hermit crab's Commons category is recorded as Coenobita clypeatus[7].
  • Caribbean hermit crab's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Coenobita clypeatus[8].
  • Caribbean hermit crab's Commons gallery is recorded as Coenobita clypeatus[9].
  • Caribbean hermit crab's short name is recorded as C. clypeatus[10].
  • Caribbean hermit crab is commonly known as Caribbean hermit crab[11].
  • Caribbean hermit crab is commonly known as Cangrejo ermitaño caribeño[12].
  • Caribbean hermit crab is commonly known as Paguro caraibico[13].
  • Caribbean hermit crab is commonly known as 시노비타 클리피에이터스[14].
  • Caribbean hermit crab is commonly known as Caraïbische heremietkreeft[15].
  • Caribbean hermit crab is commonly known as 克利匹特斯[16].
  • Caribbean hermit crab is commonly known as poustevníček karibský[17].

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Classification

Caribbean hermit crab's scientific name is Coenobita clypeatus[6]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Coenobita[5]. Recorded taxon common name include it[11], Cangrejo ermitaño caribeño[12], Paguro caraibico[13], 시노비타 클리피에이터스[14], Caraïbische heremietkreeft[15], and 克利匹特斯[16].

Identifiers

Caribbean hermit crab's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 133675[18]. Caribbean hermit crab's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 474045[19]. Caribbean hermit crab's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 46505180[20]. Caribbean hermit crab's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5178542[21]. Caribbean hermit crab's ITIS TSN is recorded as 97918[22].

Why It Matters

Caribbean hermit crab ranks in the top 0.8% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (504 views/month, #1,568 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] It is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  20. [18] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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