Odocoileus Rafinesque, 1832 . Atlantic Journal and Friend of Knowledge, 1:109.

TYPE SPECIES: Odocoileus spelaeus Rafinesque, 1832 (= Dama virginianus Zimmermann, 1780).

SYNONYMS: Aplacerus, Cariacus, Dorcelaphus, Eucervus, Gymnotis, Macrotis, Oplacerus, Otelaphus, Palaeodocoileus, Protomazama, Reduncina .

COMMENTS: Hall (1981:1087) employed Dama Zimmerman, 1780, of which Dama virginiana (= Odocoileus virginianus) is the type, for this genus, but Dama Frisch, 1775, with Cervus dama (= Dama dama) as type has priority and thus preoccupies Dama Zimmerman, 1780 (International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature, 1960).