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Meretrix

genus of molluscs
Taxon taxon Q3855115
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Meretrix

Summary

Meretrix is a taxon[1]. Meretrix ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (20 views/month, #1,617 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Meretrix's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Meretrix is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Meretrix is classified within Meretricinae[5].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Meretrix is Meretrix[6].
  • Meretrix's Commons category is recorded as Meretrix[7].
  • Meretrix began on -94300000-00-00T00:00:00Z[8].
  • Meretrix's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Meretrix[9].
  • Meretrix's taxon synonym is recorded as Cytherea Lamarck, 1805 non Fabricius, 1794[10].

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Classification

Meretrix's scientific name is Meretrix[6]. Meretrix is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Meretrix belongs to the parent taxon Meretricinae[5].

Identifiers

Meretrix's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 332438[11]. Meretrix's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 74490[12]. Meretrix's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 4372740[13].

Why It Matters

Meretrix ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (20 views/month, #1,617 of 195,241).[2] Meretrix has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] Meretrix is known by 6 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] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 28d ago · Debessis · 2026-08-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxon synonym → Cytherea Lamarck, 1805 non Fabricius, 1794
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    Taxon rank → genus
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    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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