Octopoda

order of molluscs
Taxon taxon Q40152
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Octopoda

Summary

Octopoda is a taxon[1]. Octopoda ranks in the top 0.015% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (29,372 views/month, #30 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Octopoda's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Octopoda is classified at the rank of order[4].
  • Octopoda belongs to the parent taxon Octopodiformes[5].
  • Octopoda's scientific name is Octopoda[6].
  • Octopoda's Commons category is recorded as Octopoda[7].
  • Octopoda's Unicode character is recorded as 🐙[8].
  • Octopoda comprises brain[9].
  • Octopoda began on -323200000-00-00T00:00:00Z[10].
  • Octopoda's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Octopuses[11].
  • Octopoda's main food source is recorded as Crustacea[12].
  • Octopoda's main food source is recorded as Gastropoda[13].
  • Octopoda's main food source is recorded as fish[14].
  • Octopoda's main food source is recorded as Pectinidae[15].
  • Octopoda's main food source is recorded as Polychaeta[16].
  • Octopoda's main food source is recorded as copepod[17].
  • Octopoda's main food source is recorded as Amphipoda[18].
  • Octopoda's main food source is recorded as Isopoda[19].
  • Octopoda's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[20].
  • Octopoda's described by source is recorded as Gujin Tushu Jicheng[21].
  • Octopoda's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[22].
  • Octopoda's described by source is recorded as New Encyclopedic Dictionary[23].
  • Octopoda's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia[24].
  • Octopoda's this taxon is source of is recorded as octopus as food[25].
  • Octopoda is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'åttearmete blekkspruter'}[26].
  • Octopoda is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Achtfüßer'}[27].

Body

Classification

Octopoda's scientific name is Octopoda[6]. Octopoda is classified at the rank of order[4]. Octopoda belongs to the parent taxon Octopodiformes[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'åttearmete blekkspruter'}[26], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Achtfüßer'}[27], and {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'hobotnice'}[28].

Identifiers

Octopoda's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 47458[29]. Octopoda's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 6638[30]. Octopoda's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 2315[31]. Octopoda's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 459[32]. Octopoda's ITIS TSN is recorded as 82589[33].

Discovery and Description

Things named for Octopoda include Octopus card[34], a brand[35], in People's Republic of China[36], founded in 1997[37].

Why It Matters

Octopoda ranks in the top 0.015% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (29,372 views/month, #30 of 195,241).[2] Octopoda has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] Octopoda is known by 63 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

Entities named for Octopoda include Octopus card[34], a brand[35], in People's Republic of China[36], founded in 1997[37].

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. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [30] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [33] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [31] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [32] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] . Trivialnamen für Mollusken des Meeres und Brackwassers in Deutschland (Polyplacophora, Gastropoda, Bivalvia, Scaphopoda et Cephalopoda). wikidata.org.
  30. [28] . wikidata.org.
  31. [29] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [34] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [38] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [39] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases
    Parent taxon Octopodiformes
    Described by source Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, Gujin Tushu Jicheng, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition +2
    Litter size {'amount': '+80000'}
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