Automated taxobox system

Taxonomy templates

Taxobox templates

Template:Automatic taxobox is a template used to automatically generate a taxobox, designed to require the absolute minimum user input and research and provide even higher-quality classification.

It's part of the "automated taxobox system". The pages linked in the navigation box provide information on different parts of the system. If you are a new user, it's a good idea to read the automated taxobox system introduction first; in particular to be sure that you are using the right automated taxobox. If you just want information on {{Automatic taxobox}}, see here for how to use it.

This is the TemplateData for this template used by TemplateWizard, VisualEditor and other tools. See a monthly parameter usage report for Template:Automatic taxobox in articles based on its TemplateData.

TemplateData for Automatic taxobox

An infobox for plants, animals and other biological taxa.

Template parameters

ParameterDescriptionTypeStatus
color_ascolor_as

no description

Stringoptional
namename

Title of the taxobox; may be the English name of the group

Example
Scallop
Stringoptional
display_parentsdisplay_parents

no description

Numberoptional
taxontaxon

Scientific name of group with no formatting

Example
Pectinidae
Stringrequired
authorityauthority

The authority for the group in the appropriate format, which differs between nomenclature codes; presence or absence of parentheses is meaningful

Example
Wilkes, 1810 – animal; (L.) Mill. – plant
Stringrequired
fossil_rangefossil_range

The geologic dates during which the group is generally know to have existed, given in eras; the template {{Geological range}} is the most common method of presenting this information

Example
{{Geological range|Middle Triassic|Present}}
Stringoptional
imageimage

An image of member of the group, given without the File: or Image: prefix and without double brackets

Example
Argopecten irradians.jpg
Filesuggested
image_widthimage_width

no description

Unknowndeprecated
image_uprightimage_upright

no description

Numberoptional
image_altimage_alt

no description

Stringoptional
image_captionimage_caption

A caption for the image, if any is necessary

Example
The Atlantic bay scallop in a feeding pose
Stringoptional
image2image2

no description

Fileoptional
image2_captionimage2_caption

no description

Stringoptional
statusstatus

The status of the scientific group, usually presented as either Disputed or Accepted

Example
Disputed
Stringoptional
status_systemstatus_system

no description

Stringoptional
status_refstatus_ref

no description

Stringoptional
grandparent_authoritygrandparent_authority

no description

Stringoptional
parent_authorityparent_authority

no description

Stringoptional
type_speciestype_species

no description

Stringoptional
type_species_authoritytype_species_authority

no description

Stringoptional
type_genustype_genus

no description

Stringoptional
type_genus_authoritytype_genus_authority

no description

Stringoptional
subdivision_rankssubdivision_ranks

no description

Stringsuggested
subdivisionsubdivision

no description

Stringsuggested
diversitydiversity

no description

Stringoptional
diversity_linkdiversity_link

no description

Unknownoptional
diversity_refdiversity_ref

no description

Stringoptional
range_maprange_map

The name of the image file, if any, showing the group's geographic habitat range, without the File: or Image: prefix and without double brackets

Example
Aplodontia rufa distribution map.png
Fileoptional
range_map_uprightrange_map_upright

no description

Unknownoptional
range_map_captionrange_map_caption

no description

Stringoptional
synonyms_refsynonyms_ref

no description

Stringoptional
synonymssynonyms

Other scientific names by which this group has been known

Example
Stringoptional

Tracking/maintenance categories

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