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Elliptio

genus of molluscs
Taxon taxon Q3012611
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Elliptio

Summary

Elliptio is a taxon[1]. Elliptio has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Elliptio's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Elliptio is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Elliptio belongs to the parent taxon Unionidae[5].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Elliptio is Elliptio[6].
  • Elliptio's Commons category is recorded as Elliptio[7].
  • Elliptio's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Elliptio[8].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Elliptio is Elliptio[6]. Elliptio is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Elliptio belongs to the parent taxon Unionidae[5].

Identifiers

Elliptio's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 88135[9]. Elliptio's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 52376[10]. Elliptio's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 49341[11]. Elliptio's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2288305[12]. Elliptio's ITIS TSN is recorded as 79951[13].

Why It Matters

Elliptio has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

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] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parent taxon → Unionidae
    Topic's main category → Category:Elliptio
    Instance of → taxon
    Taxon rank → genus
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|1 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007546404505171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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