Complete the sentence about Arabian oryx with the correct year: In ______, Henri Marie Ducrotay de Blainville subdivided the antelope group, adopted Oryx as a genus name, and changed the species name Antilope oryx to Oryx gazella.
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C. 1816
In 1816 Henri Marie Ducrotay de Blainville divided the antelope group, took Oryx as the genus name and changed Antilope oryx to Oryx gazella. In 1826 Lichtenstein confused matters further.
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