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Okapia (okapi)
Taxonomy
Okapia was named by Lankester (1901). It is extant.
It was assigned to Okapini by Hassanin and Douzery (2003); to Giraffidae by Agnarsson and May-Collado (2008); and to Okapiinae by Harris et al. (2010).
It was assigned to Okapini by Hassanin and Douzery (2003); to Giraffidae by Agnarsson and May-Collado (2008); and to Okapiinae by Harris et al. (2010).
Species
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1901 | Okapia Lankester |
2003 | Okapia Hassanin and Douzery p. 212 |
2008 | Okapia Agnarsson and May-Collado p. 974 figs. Fig. 5 |
2010 | Okapia Harris et al. p. 801 |
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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.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available