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Opabinia

extinct stem-arthropod species found in Cambrian fossil deposits
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Opabinia

Summary

Opabinia is a fossil taxon[1]. Opabinia ranks in the top 1% of fossil_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (799 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Opabinia's instance of is recorded as fossil taxon[3].
  • Opabinia is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Opabinia is classified within Dinocaridida[5].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Opabinia is Opabinia[6].
  • Opabinia's Commons category is recorded as Opabinia[7].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Opabinia is Opabinia[6]. Opabinia is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Opabinia is classified within Dinocaridida[5].

Identifiers

Opabinia's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 10510337[8]. Opabinia's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 4666707[9].

Why It Matters

Opabinia ranks in the top 1% of fossil_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (799 views/month).[2] Opabinia has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10]

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] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14d ago · Paucabot · 2026-05-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parent taxon → Dinocaridida
    Instance of → fossil taxon
    Taxon rank → genus
    Instance of → —
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P2348]]: [[Q1276038]]"
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