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Taxonomy
Gorilla was named by Geoffroy (1852). It is extant.
It was assigned to Gorillinae by Andrews and Cronin (1982); to Homininae by Cameron (1997); to Gorillini by Andrews (1992) and Harrison (2010); to Hominoidea by Zalmout et al. (2010); and to Hominidae by Fleagle (2013).
It was assigned to Gorillinae by Andrews and Cronin (1982); to Homininae by Cameron (1997); to Gorillini by Andrews (1992) and Harrison (2010); to Hominoidea by Zalmout et al. (2010); and to Hominidae by Fleagle (2013).
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1852 | Gorilla Geoffroy |
| 1912 | Pseudogorilla Elliot |
| 1943 | Gorilla (Pseudogorilla) Frechkop |
| 1982 | Gorilla Andrews and Cronin p. 545 |
| 1992 | Gorilla Andrews p. 644 |
| 1997 | Gorilla Cameron |
| 2010 | Gorilla Harrison |
| 2010 | Gorilla Zalmout et al. pp. Supp. 4 figs. Table 2 |
| 2013 | Gorilla Fleagle |
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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.
G. Gorilla Geoffroy 1852 [gorilla]
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Gorilla beringei Matschie 1903 [mountain gorilla]
Gorilla gorilla Savage and Wyman 1847 [gorilla]
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Gorilla gorilla gorilla Savage and Wyman 1847 [western lowland gorilla]
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Invalid names: Gorilla (Pseudogorilla) ellioti Frechkop 1943 [synonym], Pseudogorilla mayema Elliot 1912 [synonym]
Gorilla gorilla graueri Matschie 1914 [eastern lowland gorilla]
Invalid names: Gorilla gigas Haeckel 1903 [synonym]
Invalid names: Gorilla beringei mikenensis Lönnberg 1917 [synonym], Gorilla gorilla rexpygmaeorum Schwarz 1927 [synonym], Pseudogorilla Elliot 1912 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available