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Purpura

genus of molluscs
Taxon monotypic_taxon Q148881
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Purpura

Summary

Purpura is a monotypic taxon[1]. Purpura ranks in the top 5% of monotypic_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (20 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Purpura's instance of is recorded as monotypic taxon[3].
  • Purpura is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Purpura belongs to the parent taxon Muricidae[5].
  • Purpura belongs to the parent taxon Muricinae[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Purpura is Purpura[7].
  • Purpura's Commons category is recorded as Purpura (gastropod)[8].
  • Purpura's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Purpura (gastropod)[9].
  • Purpura's different from is recorded as purple[10].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Purpura is Purpura[7]. Purpura is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Recorded parent taxon include Muricidae[5] and Muricinae[6].

Identifiers

Purpura's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 246779[11]. Purpura's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 693207[12]. Purpura's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 53184[13]. Purpura's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 7234707[14]. Purpura's ITIS TSN is recorded as 73479[15].

Why It Matters

Purpura ranks in the top 5% of monotypic_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (20 views/month).[2] Purpura has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16]

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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [15] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parent taxon → Muricidae, Muricinae
    Taxon rank → genus
    Instance of → monotypic taxon
    Instance of → —
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007544179505171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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