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Opallionectes

genus of reptiles
Taxon monotypic_fossil_taxon Q3882804
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Summary

Opallionectes is a monotypic fossil taxon[1]. Opallionectes draws 75 Wikipedia views per month (monotypic fossil taxon category, ranking #98 of 555).[2]

Key Facts

  • Taxon rank: genus[3]
  • Parent taxon: Plesiosauroidea[4]
  • Location of discovery: Bulldog Shale[5]
  • Taxon name: Opallionectes[6]
  • Commons category: Opallionectes[7]
  • Taxonomic type: Opallionectes andamookaensis[8]
  • Start time: -120000000-00-00T00:00:00Z[9]
  • End time: -113000000-00-00T00:00:00Z[10]
  • Described by source: Marine reptiles from the Lower Cretaceous of South Australia: elements of a high-latitude cold-water assemblage[11]
  • Length: 5[12]

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Identifiers

Opallionectes's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 4823633[13].

Why It Matters

Opallionectes has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] Opallionectes is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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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. 26d ago · Philippe rogez · 2026-09-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    End time → -113000000-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Taxonomic type → Opallionectes andamookaensis
    Taxon rank → genus
    Start time → —
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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