Pecten maximus

species of mollusc, also called St James shell
Taxon taxon Q1249634
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Pecten maximus

Summary

Pecten maximus is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.77% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (166 views/month, #1,496 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Pecten maximus's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Pecten maximus is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Pecten maximus is classified within Pecten[5].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Pecten maximus is Pecten maximus[6].
  • Pecten maximus is a type of food[7].
  • Pecten maximus's Commons category is recorded as Pecten maximus[8].
  • Pecten maximus's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Pecten maximus[9].
  • Pecten maximus's Commons gallery is recorded as Pecten maximus[10].
  • Pecten maximus's this taxon is source of is recorded as Shell of Saint James[11].
  • Pecten maximus is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Grote mantel'}[12].
  • Pecten maximus is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'kamskjell'}[13].
  • Pecten maximus is commonly known as {'lang': 'ast', 'text': 'venera'}[14].
  • Pecten maximus is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Große Pilgermuschel'}[15].
  • Pecten maximus is commonly known as {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'grebenasta pokrovača'}[16].
  • Pecten maximus's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Invasion Biology[17].
  • Pecten maximus's sequenced genome URL is recorded as https://www.dnazoo.org/assemblies/Pecten_maximus[18].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Pecten maximus is Pecten maximus[6]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Pecten[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Grote mantel'}[12], {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'kamskjell'}[13], {'lang': 'ast', 'text': 'venera'}[14], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Große Pilgermuschel'}[15], and {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'grebenasta pokrovača'}[16].

Identifiers

Pecten maximus's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 324563[19]. Pecten maximus's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 6579[20]. Pecten maximus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 46467904[21]. Pecten maximus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2285980[22]. Pecten maximus's ITIS TSN is recorded as 79683[23].

Why It Matters

Pecten maximus ranks in the top 0.77% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (166 views/month, #1,496 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] It is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

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. [20] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [23] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [21] . wikidata.org.
  10. [22] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . Nederlands Soortenregister. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . sabencia.net. sabencia.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . Trivialnamen für Mollusken des Meeres und Brackwassers in Deutschland (Polyplacophora, Gastropoda, Bivalvia, Scaphopoda et Cephalopoda). wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] . wikidata.org.
  20. [17] . wikidata.org.
  21. [18] . DNA Zoo. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [25] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · O Breixo · 2026-05-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Enciclopedia galega universal id 198323
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P13613]]: 198323"
  2. 17d ago · Paucabot · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    This taxon is source of Shell of Saint James
    Instance of taxon
    Subclass of food
    Subclass of
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|2 */ [[Property:P18]]: Pecten maximus Pilgermuschel.jpg"
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