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Capra aegagrus  Erxleben, 1777
Taxonomic Serial No.: 898264

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Species  
  Common Name(s): bezoar [English]
  
  Valid Name: Capra hircus aegagrus Erxleben, 1777
 
       
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  Current Standing: invalid - original name/combination   
       
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  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
       

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  Author(s)/Editor(s): Gentry, A., J. Clutton-Brock, and C. P. Groves  
  Publication Date: 2004   
  Article/Chapter Title: The naming of wild animal species and their domestic derivatives   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Journal of Archaeological Science, vol. 31, issue 5   
  Page(s): 645-651   
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  ISBN/ISSN: 0305-4403   
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  Reference for: Capra aegagrus   
       

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  Comment: ITIS defers to Wilson & Reeder (eds., 2005) on the correct name for a species when the choice is between an older name based on a domestic form and a younger name based on a wild form. ICZN Opinion 2027 (3/2003) sought to resolve this, but by itself the Ruling contained in that Opinion effectively says that it cannot be based on priority. More explicit guidance is found in the "History of Case 3010" section of the Opinion, but ITIS has been advised that only the Ruling section is binding. Thus, there is apparently no basis upon which to select the correct (valid) name  
 

 

    

 
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