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Vampire squid

species of mollusc
Taxon taxon Q2509902
Vampire squid
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Vampire squid

Summary

Vampire squid is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.43% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,890 views/month, #833 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Vampire squid's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Vampire squid is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • vampire is named after Vampire squid[5].
  • Vampire squid belongs to the parent taxon Vampyroteuthis[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Vampire squid is Vampyroteuthis infernalis[7].
  • Vampire squid's Commons category is recorded as Vampyroteuthis infernalis[8].
  • Vampire squid's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Vampyroteuthis infernalis[9].
  • Vampire squid's Commons gallery is recorded as Vampyroteuthis infernalis[10].
  • Vampire squid's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'V. infernalis'}[11].
  • Vampire squid's taxon author citation is recorded as Chun, 1903[12].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Vampire squid is Vampyroteuthis infernalis[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Vampyroteuthis[6].

Discovery and Description

vampire is named after Vampire squid[5].

Identifiers

Vampire squid's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 253737[13]. Vampire squid's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 55288[14]. Vampire squid's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 492277[15]. Vampire squid's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2290924[16]. Vampire squid's ITIS TSN is recorded as 82587[17].

Why It Matters

Vampire squid ranks in the top 0.43% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,890 views/month, #833 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] It is known by 67 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . 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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [12] ↑ . 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. 5w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Named after → —
    Local thumb → —
    Taxon rank → species
    Named after → vampire
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007559077405171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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