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Taxonomy
Bos moschatus was named by Zimmermann (1780). It is extant. It is the type species of Ovibos.
It was recombined as Ovibos moschatus by Blainville (1816), Hay (1902), Frick (1937), Kurten and Anderson (1980) and Agnarsson and May-Collado (2008).
It was recombined as Ovibos moschatus by Blainville (1816), Hay (1902), Frick (1937), Kurten and Anderson (1980) and Agnarsson and May-Collado (2008).
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1780 | Bos moschatus Zimmermann |
| 1816 | Ovibos moschatus Blainville |
| 1902 | Ovibos moschatus Hay p. 687 |
| 1923 | Ovibos proximus Bensley |
| 1937 | Ovibos moschatus Frick |
| 1980 | Ovibos moschatus Kurten and Anderson p. 334 |
| 2008 | Ovibos moschatus Agnarsson and May-Collado p. 979 figs. FIg. 5 |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
Ovibos moschatus Zimmermann 1780 [muskox]
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Invalid names: Ovibos proximus Bensley 1923 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available