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 split up the antelope group, used Oryx as a genus name, and changed Antilope oryx to Oryx gazella. The Arabian oryx was named Oryx leucoryx.

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