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Bovinae

Mammalia - Bovidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1821Bovina Gray
1825Bovina Gray p. 342
1850Bovina Bonaparte p. 1
1902Bovinae Hay p. 688
1980Bovinae Kurten and Anderson p. 335
1999Bovinae Hassanin and Douzery p. 893
2001Bovinae Grubb p. 375
2003Bovinae Hassanin and Douzery p. 223
2006Bovinae Croft et al. p. 1039
2008Bovinae Agnarsson and May-Collado p. 978 figs. Fig. 5
2008Bovinae Leslie, Jr. p. 1
2010Bovinae Gentry p. 753
2017Bovinae Cregut-Bonnoure and Tsoukala

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
RankNameAuthor
classMammalia
—Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
—Theriiformes()
—Trechnotheria
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Euungulata
—Artiodactylamorpha
—Artiodactyla()
—Ruminantiamorpha
—Ruminantia(Scopoli 1777)
—Pecora()
familyBovidae
subfamilyBovinae(Gray 1821)
subfamilyBovinae(Gray 1821)

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.

Subfm. Bovinae Gray 1821
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Tr. Boselaphini Knottnerus-Meyer 1997
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G. Boselaphus de Blainville 1816 [nilgai]
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Boselaphus tragocamelus Pallas 1766 [nilgai]
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Invalid names: Antilope leucopus Zimmermann 1777 [synonym], Antilope picta Pallas 1777 [synonym], Boselaphus albipes Erxleben 1777 [synonym], Damalis risia Hamilton-Smith 1827 [synonym], Tragelaphus hippelaphus Ogilby 1837 [synonym]
Invalid names: Portax Hamilton-Smith 1827 [synonym], Tragelaphus Ogilby 1837 [synonym]
G. †Elachistoceras Thomas 1977
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G. †Eotragus Pilgrim 1939
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†Eotragus clavatus Gervais 1850
G. †Kipsigicerus Thomas 1984
G. †Parabos Arambourg and Piveteau 1929
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†Parabos boodon Gervais 1853
†Parabos cordieri de Christol 1832
†Parabos savelisi Cregut-Bonnoure and Tsoukala 2017
G. †Sivoreas Pilgrim 1939
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†Sivoreas eremita Pilgrim 1939
G. Tetracerus Leach 1825
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Tetracerus quadricornis de Blainville 1816 [four-horned antelope]
Tr. Bovini Gray 1821
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G. Bos Linnaeus 1758 [ox]
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†Bos acutifrons Lydekker 1877
†Bos bubaloides Arambourg 1979
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Invalid names: Bos praeafricanus Arambourg 1979 [synonym]
†Bos caffer Sparman 1779 [African buffalo]
†Bos chinensis Gray 1873
Bos frontalis Lambert 1804 [gayal]
Bos gaurus Smith 1827
Bos grunniens Linnaeus 1766 [yak]
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Invalid names: Bos bunnelli Frick 1937 [synonym]
Bos indicus Linnaeus 1758
Bos javanicus d'Alton 1823
†Bos makapaani Broom 1937
†Bos namadicus Falconer and Cautley 1847
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Invalid names: Bos falconerianus Falconer 1860 [objective synonym]
†Bos palaethiopicus Arambourg 1979
†Bos planifrons Lydekker 1877
†Bos platyrhinus Lydekker 1878
†Bos primigenius Bojanus 1827
Bos sauveli Urbain 1937
Bos taurus Linnaeus 1758 [cow]
Subtr. Bovina Gray 1821
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G. Bison Hamilton-Smith 1827 [bison]
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†Bison alaskensis Rhoads 1897
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Invalid names: Bison aguascalentensis Mooser and Dalquest 1975 [synonym], Bison chaneyi Cook 1928 [synonym]
†Bison antiquus Leidy 1852
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Invalid names: Bison californicus Rhoads 1897 [synonym], Bison figginsi Hay and Cook 1928 [synonym], Bison kansensis McClung 1905 [synonym], Bison occidentalis Lucas 1898 [synonym], Bison oliverhayi Figgins 1933 [synonym], Bison pacificus Hay 1927 [synonym], Bison taylori Hay and Cook 1928 [synonym], Bison texanus Hay and Cook 1928 [synonym], Bos scaphoceras [synonym]
Bison bison Linnaeus 1758 [American bison]
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Invalid names: Bos americanus Gmelin 1788 [synonym]
Bison bonasus Linnaeus 1758
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Invalid names: Bison europaeus Owen 1849 [synonym]
†Bison francisi Frick 1937
†Bison latifrons Harlan 1825
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Invalid names: Bison alleni Marsh 1877 [synonym], Bison angularis Figgins 1933 [synonym], Bison ferox Marsh 1877 [synonym], Bison regius Hay 1913 [synonym], Bison rotundus Figgins 1933 [synonym], Bos arizonica Blake 1898 [synonym], Bos crampianus Cope 1894 [synonym], Sus americanus Harlan [synonym]
†Bison palaeosinensis Teilhard de Chardin and Piveteau 1930
†Bison priscus Bojanus 1827
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Invalid names: Bison crassicornis Richardson 1854 [synonym], Bison geisti Skinner and Kaisen 1947 [synonym], Bison praeoccidentalis Skinner and Kaisen 1947 [synonym], Bison willistoni Martin 1924 [synonym]
†Bison sivalensis Falconer 1847
†Bison sylvestris Hay 1915
Invalid names: Harlanus Owen 1846 [synonym], Simobison Hay and Cook 1930 [synonym], Stelabison Figgins 1933 [synonym]
Subtr. Bubalina Pligrim 1939
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G. Bubalus Hamilton-Smith 1827 [water buffalo]
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†Anoa quarlesi Ouwens 1910
Subg. †Bubalus (Bubalus) Hamilton-Smith 1827
†Bubalus brevicornis Young 1936
Bubalus bubalis Linnaeus 1758
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Invalid names: Bos arnee Kerr 1792 [synonym]
†Bubalus cebuensis Croft et al. 2006
Bubalus depressicornis Smith 1827 [lowland anoa]
†Bubalus guzhensis Liu Jialong & Zhen Shuonan 1981
†Bubalus mephistopheles Hopwood 1925
Bubalus murrensis Berckhemer 1927
†Bubalus palaeindicus Falconer 1868
†Bubalus palaeokerabau Dubois 1908
†Bubalus platyceros Lydekker 1877
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Invalid names: Bubalus sivalensis Rutimeyer 1878 [synonym]
Bubalus quarlesi Ouwens 1910
†Bubalus teilhardi Young 1932
†Bubalus tingi Bohlin 1938
†Bubalus triangulatus Liu Jialong 1981
†Bubalus wansijocki Boule and Chardin 1928
†Bubalus youngi Chow and Hsu 1957
G. Syncerus Hodgson 1847 [African buffalo]
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†Syncerus acoelotus Gentry 1985
†Syncerus caffer Sparman 1779 [African buffalo]
G. †Pelorovis Reck 1928
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†Pelorovis antiquus Duvernoy 1851
†Pelorovis howelli Hadjouis and Sahnouni 2006
†Pelorovis kaisensis Geraads and Thomasson 1994
†Pelorovis turkanensis Harris 1991
†Pelorovis turkanensis brachyceras Geraads et al. 2004
Tr. Pseudorygini Grubb 2001
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Pseudoryx nghetinhensis Dung et al. 1993 [saola]
G. †Ugandax Cooke and Coryndon 1970
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†Ugandax coryndonae Gentry 2006
†Ugandax demissum Gentry 1980
†Ugandax gautieri Cook and Coryndon 1970
G. Catoblepas Gray 1821
G. †Duboisea Stremme 1911
G. †Platycerabos Barbour and Schultz 1942
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†Platycerabos dodsoni Barbour and Schultz 1941
Invalid names: Parabos Barbour and Schultz 1941 [replaced]
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Pseudonovibos spiralis Peter and Feiler 1994
G. †Simatherium Dietrich 1941
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†Simatherium kohllareseni Dietrich 1941
†Simatherium shungurense Geraads 1995
Tr. Tragelaphini Blyth 1863
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G. †Pheraios Kostopoulos and Koufos 2006
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†Pheraios chryssomallos Kostopoulos and Koufos 2006
G. Taurotragus Wagner 1855 [eland]
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Taurotragus oryx Pallas 1766 [common eland]
G. Tragelaphus de Blainville 1816
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Tragelaphus angasii Gray 1849 [nyala]
†Tragelaphus arkelli Leakey 1965
Tragelaphus buxtoni Lydekker 1910 [mountain nyala]
Tragelaphus derbianus Gray 1847 [giant eland]
Tragelaphus eurycerus Ogilby 1837 [bongo]
†Tragelaphus gaudryi Thomas 1884
Tragelaphus imberbis Blythe 1869 [lesser kudu]
†Tragelaphus kyaloae Harris 1991
†Tragelaphus lockwoodi Reed and Bibi 2010
†Tragelaphus nakuae Arambourg 1941
Tragelaphus oryx Pallas 1766 [common eland]
Tragelaphus scriptus Pallas 1766 [bushbuck]
Tragelaphus spekii Sclater 1864 [sitatunga]
Tragelaphus strepsiceros Pallas 1766 [greater kudu]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available