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Scylla

genus of crustaceans
Taxon taxon Q5812023
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Scylla

Summary

Scylla is a taxon[1]. Scylla ranks in the top 0.82% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (92 views/month, #1,605 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Scylla's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Scylla is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Scylla is classified within Portunidae[5].
  • Scylla's scientific name is Scylla[6].
  • Scylla's Commons category is recorded as Scylla (genus)[7].
  • Scylla's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Scylla (genus)[8].

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Classification

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

Identifiers

Scylla's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 324720[9]. Scylla's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 6760[10]. Scylla's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2225561[11]. Scylla's ITIS TSN is recorded as 660316[12].

Why It Matters

Scylla ranks in the top 0.82% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (92 views/month, #1,605 of 195,241).[2] Scylla has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] Scylla is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

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

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → taxon
    Aliases → —
    Topic's main category → Category:Scylla (genus)
    Parent taxon → Portunidae
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007530346305171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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