PAGENAMEBASE
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This template returns the current {{PAGENAME}} minus (text in parentheses) or the final set of parentheses where more than one set exist.
e.g. {{PAGENAMEBASE}} on page Chiton (genus) returns Chiton
Can also pass an optional page parameter:
{{PAGENAMEBASE|foo (bar)}} → "foo"{{PAGENAMEBASE|foo bar}} → "foo bar"
It is not to be confused with {{BASEPAGENAME}}, which is a magic word that strips subpages, not parentheses.