Chionoecetes opilio

species of crustacean
Taxon taxon Q798471
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Chionoecetes opilio

Summary

Chionoecetes opilio is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.75% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (876 views/month, #1,462 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Chionoecetes opilio's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Chionoecetes opilio is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Chionoecetes opilio belongs to the parent taxon Chionoecetes[5].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Chionoecetes opilio is Chionoecetes opilio[6].
  • Chionoecetes opilio's Commons category is recorded as Chionoecetes opilio[7].
  • Chionoecetes opilio's original combination is recorded as Cancer opilio[8].
  • Chionoecetes opilio's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'C. opilio'}[9].
  • Chionoecetes opilio is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'snøkrabbe'}[10].
  • Chionoecetes opilio is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja-hani', 'text': '津和井蟹'}[11].
  • Chionoecetes opilio is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'crabe des neiges'}[12].
  • Chionoecetes opilio is commonly known as {'lang': 'ko', 'text': '대게'}[13].
  • Chionoecetes opilio is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'Krab śnieżny'}[14].
  • Chionoecetes opilio's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Invasion Biology[15].
  • Chionoecetes opilio's taxon author citation is recorded as (Fabricius, 1788)[16].

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Classification

Chionoecetes opilio's scientific name is Chionoecetes opilio[6]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Chionoecetes[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'snøkrabbe'}[10], {'lang': 'ja-hani', 'text': '津和井蟹'}[11], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'crabe des neiges'}[12], {'lang': 'ko', 'text': '대게'}[13], and {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'Krab śnieżny'}[14].

Identifiers

Chionoecetes opilio's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 361770[17]. Chionoecetes opilio's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 41210[18]. Chionoecetes opilio's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2226639[19]. Chionoecetes opilio's ITIS TSN is recorded as 98428[20].

Why It Matters

Chionoecetes opilio ranks in the top 0.75% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (876 views/month, #1,462 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] It is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved . marinespecies.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [18] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [20] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [19] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved . marinespecies.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [22] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 24d ago · Togopic · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Original combination Cancer opilio
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