zebra mussel

species of mollusc
Taxon taxon Q752130
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zebra mussel

Summary

zebra mussel is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.58% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,679 views/month, #1,133 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • zebra mussel's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • zebra mussel is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • zebra mussel's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • zebra mussel is classified within Dreissena[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, zebra mussel is Dreissena polymorpha[7].
  • zebra mussel's Commons category is recorded as Dreissena polymorpha[8].
  • zebra mussel's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Dreissena polymorpha[9].
  • zebra mussel's Commons gallery is recorded as Dreissena polymorpha[10].
  • zebra mussel's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[11].
  • zebra mussel is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Wandering Mussel'}[12].
  • zebra mussel is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Zebra Mussel'}[13].
  • zebra mussel is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'slávička mnohotvárná'}[14].
  • zebra mussel is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'gewone driehoeksmossel'}[15].
  • zebra mussel is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'moule zébrée'}[16].
  • zebra mussel is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'zebra mussel'}[17].
  • zebra mussel is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Dreikantmuschel'}[18].
  • zebra mussel is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'vaeltajasimpukka'}[19].
  • zebra mussel is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'sebramusling'}[20].
  • zebra mussel is commonly known as {'lang': 'ast', 'text': 'muxón cebra'}[21].
  • zebra mussel is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Wandermuschel'}[22].
  • zebra mussel's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject Bivalves[23].
  • zebra mussel's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Invasion Biology[24].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, zebra mussel is Dreissena polymorpha[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Dreissena[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Wandering Mussel'}[12], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Zebra Mussel'}[13], {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'slávička mnohotvárná'}[14], {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'gewone driehoeksmossel'}[15], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'moule zébrée'}[16], and {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Dreikantmuschel'}[18].

Identifiers

zebra mussel's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 116340[25]. zebra mussel's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 45954[26]. zebra mussel's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 46470938[27]. zebra mussel's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2287072[28]. zebra mussel's ITIS TSN is recorded as 81339[29].

Why It Matters

zebra mussel ranks in the top 0.58% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,679 views/month, #1,133 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [26] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [29] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [27] . wikidata.org.
  10. [28] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . Portál informačního systému ochrany přírody. Retrieved . portal.nature.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . Belgian Species List. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . Belgian Species List. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . Belgian Species List. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . Belgian Species List. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . Finnish Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . laji.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . sabencia.net. sabencia.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . Trivialnamen für Mollusken des Meeres und Brackwassers in Deutschland (Polyplacophora, Gastropoda, Bivalvia, Scaphopoda et Cephalopoda). wikidata.org.
  25. [25] . wikidata.org.
  26. [23] . wikidata.org.
  27. [24] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 17d ago · Yapy28 · 2026-08-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wordnet 3.1 synset id 01968170-n
    Interlingual index id i45678
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/47826|batch #47826]]: OEWN"
  2. 4w ago · Andre Engels · 2026-08-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Iucn conservation status Least Concern
    Salzburgwiki id 74206
    Taxon rank species
    Topic's main category Category:Dreissena polymorpha
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P8854]]: 74206, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/102089598|Wandermuschel (#102089598)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/3987|Salzburgwiki – Taxon"
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