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Megarachne

genus of eurypterids
Taxon fossil_taxon Q141230
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Megarachne

Summary

Megarachne is a fossil taxon[1]. Megarachne has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Megarachne's instance of is recorded as fossil taxon[3].
  • Megarachne is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Megarachne is classified within Mycteroptidae[5].
  • Megarachne's scientific name is Megarachne[6].
  • Megarachne's Commons category is recorded as Megarachne[7].
  • Megarachne began on -303700000-00-00T00:00:00Z[8].
  • Megarachne ended on -298900000-00-00T00:00:00Z[9].
  • Megarachne is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'メガラクネ'}[10].
  • Megarachne is commonly known as {'lang': 'ko', 'text': '메가라크네'}[11].
  • Megarachne is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '蛛鱟'}[12].
  • Megarachne dates from the Pennsylvanian[13].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Megarachne is Megarachne[6]. Megarachne is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Megarachne is classified within Mycteroptidae[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'メガラクネ'}[10], {'lang': 'ko', 'text': '메가라크네'}[11], and {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '蛛鱟'}[12].

Identifiers

Megarachne's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 4657419[14].

Why It Matters

Megarachne has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] Megarachne is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 23d ago · Paucabot · 2026-08-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Taxon rank → genus
    End time → -298900000-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Start time → -303700000-00-00T00:00:00Z
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