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Taxonomy
Moschidae was named by Gray (1821). It is extant.
It was assigned to Ruminantes by Gray (1821); to Artiodactyla by Cope (1889); to Cervoidea by Carroll (1988); to Pecora by Hassanin and Douzery (2003); to Artiodactyla by Nowak (1991) and Prothero (2008); to Pecora by Agnarsson and May-Collado (2008) and Spaulding et al. (2009); and to Ruminantia by Becker et al. (2010).
It was assigned to Ruminantes by Gray (1821); to Artiodactyla by Cope (1889); to Cervoidea by Carroll (1988); to Pecora by Hassanin and Douzery (2003); to Artiodactyla by Nowak (1991) and Prothero (2008); to Pecora by Agnarsson and May-Collado (2008) and Spaulding et al. (2009); and to Ruminantia by Becker et al. (2010).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1821 | Moschidae Gray p. 307 |
| 1889 | Moschidae Cope p. 877 |
| 1988 | Moschidae Carroll |
| 1991 | Moschidae Nowak |
| 2003 | Moschidae Hassanin and Douzery |
| 2008 | Moschidae Agnarsson and May-Collado p. 974 figs. Fig. 2 |
| 2008 | Moschidae Prothero |
| 2009 | Moschidae Spaulding et al. |
| 2010 | Moschidae Becker et al. |
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Fm. Moschidae Gray 1821 [musk deer]
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Subfm. †Blastomerycinae Frick 1937
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G. †Blastomeryx Cope 1877
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†Blastomeryx cursor Cook 1934
†Blastomeryx gemmifer Cope 1874
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Invalid names: Blastomeryx elegans Matthew and Cook 1909 [synonym], Blastomeryx francesca Frick 1937 [synonym], Blastomeryx medius Matthew 1924 [synonym], Blastomeryx mefferdi Frick 1937 [synonym]
†Blastomeryx vigoratus Hay 1924
G. †Longirostromeryx Frick 1937
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†Longirostromeryx clarendonensis Frick 1937
†Longirostromeryx wellsi Matthew 1904
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Invalid names: Longirostromeryx blicki Frick 1937 [synonym], Longirostromeryx merriami Frick 1937 [synonym], Longirostromeryx serpentis Frick 1937 [synonym]
Invalid names: Longirostromeryx novomexicanus Frick 1937 [nomen nudum]
G. †Machaeromeryx Matthew 1926
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†Machaeromeryx gilchristensis White 1941
†Machaeromeryx tragulus Matthew 1926
G. †Parablastomeryx Frick 1937
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†Parablastomeryx floridanus White 1940
†Parablastomeryx gregorii Frick 1937
G. †Problastomeryx Webb 1998
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†Problastomeryx primus Matthew 1908
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Invalid names: Blastomeryx mollis Merriam 1911 [synonym], Blastomeryx olcotti Matthew 1908 [synonym]
G. †Pseudoblastomeryx Tedford et al. 1987
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†Pseudoblastomeryx advena Matthew 1907
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Invalid names: Blastomeryx tantillus Cook 1934 [synonym], Pseudoblastomeryx falkenbachi Frick 1937 [synonym], Pseudoblastomeryx marsa Frick 1937 [synonym], Pseudoblastomeryx schultzi Frick 1937 [synonym]
G. †Friburgomeryx Becker et al. 2001
G. †Hispanomeryx Morales et al. 1981
G. †Hydropotopsis Jehenne 1991
Subfm. Moschinae Gray 1821
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G. †Micromeryx Lartet 1851
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†Micromeryx eiselei Aiglstorfer et al. 2017
†Micromeryx flourensianus Lartet 1851
G. Moschus Linnaeus 1758 [musk deer]
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Moschus berezovskii Flerov 1928
Moschus chrysogaster Hodgson 1839 [Alpine musk deer]
Moschus fuscus Li 1981
Moschus leucogaster Hodgson 1839 [Himalayan musk deer]
Moschus moschiferus Linnaeus 1758 [musk deer]
G. †Oriomeryx Ginsburg 1985
G. †Pomelomeryx Ginsburg and Morales 1989
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available