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Spiny orb-weaver

genus of arachnids
Taxon taxon Q2175752
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Spiny orb-weaver

Summary

Spiny orb-weaver is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.75% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (954 views/month, #1,461 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Spiny orb-weaver's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Spiny orb-weaver is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Spiny orb-weaver is classified within Araneidae[5].
  • Spiny orb-weaver's scientific name is Gasteracantha[6].
  • Spiny orb-weaver's Commons category is recorded as Gasteracantha[7].
  • The taxonomic type of Spiny orb-weaver is Gasteracantha cancriformis[8].
  • Spiny orb-weaver's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Gasteracantha[9].
  • Spiny orb-weaver's taxon synonym is recorded as Plectana[10].
  • Spiny orb-weaver is commonly known as {'lang': 'pap', 'text': 'araña'}[11].
  • Spiny orb-weaver's taxon author citation is recorded as Sundevall, 1833[12].

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Classification

Spiny orb-weaver's scientific name is Gasteracantha[6]. It is classified at the rank of genus[4]. It is classified within Araneidae[5]. The taxonomic type of it is Gasteracantha cancriformis[8]. It is commonly known as {'lang': 'pap', 'text': 'araña'}[11].

Identifiers

Spiny orb-weaver's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 49541[13]. Spiny orb-weaver's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 156849[14]. Spiny orb-weaver's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 33329[15]. Spiny orb-weaver's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2158496[16]. Spiny orb-weaver's ITIS TSN is recorded as 848399[17].

Why It Matters

Spiny orb-weaver ranks in the top 0.75% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (954 views/month, #1,461 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . A review of the taxonomy of spiny-backed orb-weaving spiders of the subfamily Gasteracanthinae (Araneae, Araneidae) in Thailand. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [17] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [15] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [16] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . bankodipalabra.com. bankodipalabra.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [12] ↑ . biodiversity.org.au. biodiversity.org.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10d ago · Debessis · 2026-08-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxon synonym → Plectana
    Taxon rank → genus
    Instance of → —
    Parent taxon → Araneidae
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