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Antilope cervicapra (blackbuck)

Osteichthyes - Bovidae

Taxonomy
Capra cervicapra was named by Linnaeus (1758). It is extant.

It was recombined as Antilope cervicapra by Thomas (1911), Agnarsson and May-Collado (2008).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
A. cevicapra, A. cristata, A. pallasii, A. subtorta

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1758Capra cervicapra Linnaeus p. 69
1911Antilope cervicapra Thomas p. 152
2008Antilope cervicapra Agnarsson and May-Collado p. 979 figs. Fig. 5

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
RankNameAuthor
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Euungulata
—Artiodactylamorpha
—Artiodactyla()
—Ruminantiamorpha
—Ruminantia(Scopoli 1777)
—Pecora()
superfamilyBovoidea
familyBovidae
subfamilyAntilopinaeGray 1821
tribeAntilopiniGray 1821
genusAntilopePallas 1766
speciescervicapra()

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.

Antilope cervicapra Linnaeus 1758 [blackbuck]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: grazerf
Diet 2: browserf
Reproduction: viviparousf
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-09-22 12:01:17
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Nowak 1991, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1999

Age range: Late/Upper Pleistocene or 0.12900 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117India (Madras) Antilope cervicapra (228955)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117India (West Bengal) Antilope cervicapra (238025)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117India Antilope cervicapra (237975 238017)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117India Antilope cervicapra (224310)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0India Antilope cervicapra (238022)