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Modiolus

genus of molluscs
Taxon taxon Q639646
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Modiolus

Summary

Modiolus is a taxon[1]. Modiolus ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (26 views/month, #1,629 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Modiolus's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Modiolus is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Modiolus is classified within Mytilidae[5].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Modiolus is Modiolus[6].
  • Modiolus's Commons category is recorded as Modiolus[7].
  • Modiolus's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Modiolus (bivalve)[8].

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Classification

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

Identifiers

Modiolus's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 120959[9]. Modiolus's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 40255[10]. Modiolus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 46466764[11]. Modiolus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2285647[12]. Modiolus's ITIS TSN is recorded as 79500[13].

Why It Matters

Modiolus ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (26 views/month, #1,629 of 195,241).[2] Modiolus has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14]

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] ↑ . 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] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 16d ago · 高晶 · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Topic's main category → Category:Modiolus (bivalve)
    Instance of → taxon
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