Testudines

order of reptiles characterized by a shell
Taxon taxon Q223044
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Testudines

Summary

Testudines is a taxon[1]. Testudines ranks in the top 0.12% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (54,333 views/month, #228 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Testudines's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Testudines is classified at the rank of order[4].
  • Testudines is classified within Perichelydia[5].
  • Testudines is classified within Archosauromorpha[6].
  • Testudines's scientific name is Testudines[7].
  • Testudines is a type of Reptilia[8].
  • Testudines's Commons category is recorded as Testudines[9].
  • Testudines's temporal range start is recorded as Triassic[10].
  • Testudines's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Testudines[11].
  • Testudines's Commons gallery is recorded as Turtle[12].
  • Testudines's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia[13].
  • Testudines's described by source is recorded as Bible Encyclopedia of Archimandrite Nicephorus[14].
  • Testudines's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[15].
  • Testudines's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[16].
  • Testudines's described by source is recorded as Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[17].
  • Testudines's described by source is recorded as Gujin Tushu Jicheng[18].
  • Testudines's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[19].
  • Testudines's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[20].
  • Testudines's described by source is recorded as The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge[21].
  • Testudines's described by source is recorded as The New Student's Reference Work[22].
  • Testudines's this taxon is source of is recorded as tortoise shell[23].
  • Testudines's this taxon is source of is recorded as turtle oil[24].
  • Testudines is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'skilpadder'}[25].
  • Testudines is commonly known as {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'želve'}[26].
  • Testudines is commonly known as {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'سُلحفاة'}[27].

Body

Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Testudines is Testudines[7]. Testudines is classified at the rank of order[4]. Recorded parent taxon include Perichelydia[5] and Archosauromorpha[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'skilpadder'}[25], {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'želve'}[26], {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'سُلحفاة'}[27], {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'سُلحفاء'}[28], {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'سُلحفى'}[29], and {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'فكرون'}[30].

Identifiers

Testudines's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 39532[31]. Testudines's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 8459[32]. Testudines's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 52570439[33]. Testudines's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 793[34]. Testudines's ITIS TSN is recorded as 948936[35].

Discovery and Description

Things named for Testudines include Turtle[36], a submersible[37] and Turtle Pose[38], an asana[39].

Why It Matters

Testudines ranks in the top 0.12% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (54,333 views/month, #228 of 195,241).[2] Testudines has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] Testudines is known by 62 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]

Entities named for Testudines include Turtle[36], a submersible[37] and Turtle Pose[38], an asana[39].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . woopets.fr. woopets.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Checklist of Chelonians of the World. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . More than 1000 ultraconserved elements provide evidence that turtles are the sister group of archosaurs. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Checklist of Chelonians of the World. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [32] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [35] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [34] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . woopets.fr. woopets.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . woopets.fr. woopets.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . woopets.fr. woopets.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] ↑ . woopets.fr. woopets.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] ↑ . woopets.fr. woopets.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [24] ↑ . woopets.fr. woopets.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [25] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [39] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [40] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [41] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 3d ago · Susmuffin · 2026-09-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → turtles
    Different from → Testudinata, turtle
    Sitelink count → 175
    Wikipedia languages → ['af', 'als', 'am', 'an', 'anp', 'ar', 'ary', 'arz', 'ast', 'atj', 'az', 'azb',
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: turtles, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289972461|turtles (#289972461)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]] #mix'n'm"
  2. 6w ago · Jerimee · 2026-08-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Different from → Testudinata, turtle
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1889]]: [[Q141130202]]"
  3. 6w ago · SLuecke · 2026-08-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Verbaalpina id → C2803
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P10381]]: C2803, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1786955435161"
  4. 10w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Biblissima authority id → Île aux Cocos
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P11493]]: Q292224, Import ID Biblissima V3 ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/627d4912166|details]])"
  5. 16w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0232265-zelvy
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: 0232265-zelvy, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259494|batch #259494]]"
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