Strongylocentrotus purpuratus

species of echinoderm
Taxon taxon Q1936405
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Strongylocentrotus purpuratus

Summary

Strongylocentrotus purpuratus is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.78% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (469 views/month, #1,520 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Strongylocentrotus purpuratus's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Strongylocentrotus purpuratus is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Strongylocentrotus purpuratus belongs to the parent taxon Strongylocentrotus[5].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Strongylocentrotus purpuratus is Strongylocentrotus purpuratus[6].
  • Strongylocentrotus purpuratus's Commons category is recorded as Strongylocentrotus purpuratus[7].
  • Strongylocentrotus purpuratus's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Strongylocentrotus purpuratus[8].
  • Strongylocentrotus purpuratus's Commons gallery is recorded as Strongylocentrotus purpuratus[9].
  • Strongylocentrotus purpuratus's taxon synonym is recorded as Loxechinus purpuratus[10].
  • Strongylocentrotus purpuratus is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Purple sea urchin'}[11].
  • Strongylocentrotus purpuratus's sequenced genome URL is recorded as https://www.dnazoo.org/assemblies/Strongylocentrotus_purpuratus[12].
  • Strongylocentrotus purpuratus's sequenced genome URL is recorded as https://metazoa.ensembl.org/Strongylocentrotus_purpuratus[13].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Strongylocentrotus purpuratus is Strongylocentrotus purpuratus[6]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Strongylocentrotus[5]. It is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Purple sea urchin'}[11].

Identifiers

Strongylocentrotus purpuratus's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 48035[14]. Strongylocentrotus purpuratus's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 7668[15]. Strongylocentrotus purpuratus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 598175[16]. Strongylocentrotus purpuratus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2278852[17]. Strongylocentrotus purpuratus's ITIS TSN is recorded as 157975[18].

Why It Matters

Strongylocentrotus purpuratus ranks in the top 0.78% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (469 views/month, #1,520 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

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. [15] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [18] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [16] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [17] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . ARKive. wikidata.org.
  14. [14] . wikidata.org.
  15. [12] . DNA Zoo. wikidata.org.
  16. [13] . Ensembl Genomes. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxon rank species
    Taxon synonym Loxechinus purpuratus
    Instance of taxon
    Parent taxon Strongylocentrotus
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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