Oyster mussel

species of mollusc
Taxon taxon Q308039
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Oyster mussel

Summary

Oyster mussel is a taxon[1].

Key Facts

  • Oyster mussel's instance of is recorded as taxon[2].
  • Oyster mussel is classified at the rank of species[3].
  • Oyster mussel's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Endangered status[4].
  • Oyster mussel belongs to the parent taxon Epioblasma[5].
  • Oyster mussel's scientific name is Epioblasma capsaeformis[6].
  • Oyster mussel's Commons category is recorded as Epioblasma capsaeformis[7].
  • Oyster mussel's original combination is recorded as Unio capsaeformis[8].
  • Oyster mussel's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'E. capsaeformis'}[9].
  • Oyster mussel is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Oyster mussel'}[10].
  • Oyster mussel is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Oyster Mussel'}[11].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Oyster mussel is Epioblasma capsaeformis[6]. It is classified at the rank of species[3]. It is classified within Epioblasma[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}[10].

Identifiers

Oyster mussel's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 57811[12]. Oyster mussel's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 193532[13]. Oyster mussel's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 449346[14]. Oyster mussel's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2288229[15]. Oyster mussel's ITIS TSN is recorded as 80306[16].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [16] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [15] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [10] ↑ . ARKive. wikidata.org.
  14. [11] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Debessis · 2026-08-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parent taxon → Epioblasma
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    Iucn conservation status → Endangered status
    Taxon rank → species
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