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Circulus

genus of molluscs
Taxon taxon Q5121713
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Circulus

Summary

Circulus is a taxon[1]. Circulus ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month, #1,629 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Circulus's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Circulus is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Circulus belongs to the parent taxon Vitrinellidae[5].
  • Circulus belongs to the parent taxon Tornidae[6].
  • Circulus's scientific name is Circulus[7].
  • Circulus's Commons category is recorded as Circulus[8].
  • Circulus's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Circulus[9].

Body

Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Circulus is Circulus[7]. Circulus is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Recorded parent taxon include Vitrinellidae[5] and Tornidae[6].

Identifiers

Circulus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 50231[10]. Circulus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2301536[11]. Circulus's ITIS TSN is recorded as 71176[12].

Why It Matters

Circulus ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month, #1,629 of 195,241).[2] Circulus has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13]

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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 22d ago · Debessis · 2026-08-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxon rank → genus
    Instance of → —
    Parent taxon → Vitrinellidae, Tornidae
    Aliases → —
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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