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Salmonidae

Osteichthyes - Salmoniformes - Salmonidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1816Salmonidae Cuvier
1902Salmonidae Hay p. 392
1963Salmonidae Jordan p. 624
1967Salmonidae Wilson p. 200
2012Salmonidae Fierstine et al. p. 42
2013Salmonidae Betancur et al.
2016Salmonidae Nelson et al. p. 244
2019Salmonidae van der Laan p. 68

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
infraclassActinopteri()
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
—ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
—Euteleosteomorpha
—Protacanthopterygii()
orderSalmoniformesBleeker 1859
familySalmonidaeCuvier 1816
familySalmonidaeCuvier 1816

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Fm. Salmonidae Cuvier 1816
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G. †Helgolandichthys Taverne 1981
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†Helgolandichthys schmidi Taverne 1981
G. Hucho Guenther 1866
G. †Leptichthys Stewart 1899
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†Leptichthys agilis Stewart 1899
G. Oncorhynchus Suckley 1860 [Pacific salmon]
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†Oncorhynchus ketopsis Eiting and Smith 2007
Oncorhynchus rastrosus Cavender and Miller 1972
†Oncorhynchus salax Smith 1975
G. Osmerus Forskal 1775
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†Osmerus albyi Sauvage 1870
†Osmerus glarisianus Agassiz 1842
†Osmerus larteti Sauvage 1870
†Osmerus propterygius Sauvage 1870
†Osmerus stilpnos Sauvage 1870
G. †Rhabdofario Cope 1870
G. Salmo Linnaeus 1758 [salmon]
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Salmo muelleri Gmelin 1789 [Mueller's pearlside]
G. †Salmonidarum Unknown
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†Salmonidarum acutirostratus Schwarzhans 2003
Subfm. Salmoninae Cuvier 1816
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G. †Eosalmo Wilson 1975
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†Eosalmo driftwoodensis Wilson 1977
G. Salvelinus Richardson 1836
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Salvelinus namaycush Walbaum 1792
G. †Sivulliusalmo Brinkman et al. 2025
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†Sivulliusalmo alaskensis Brinkman et al. 2025
G. †Smilodonichthys Cavender and Miller 1972 [spike toothed salmon]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 21:40:35
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:40:35
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Early/Lower Aptian to the top of the Holocene or 121.40000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 119.57 Ma

Collections (64 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 119.57Germany Helgolandichthys schmidi (212878)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Alaska) Sivulliusalmo alaskensis (14495 231243 240913)
Selandian61.66 - 59.24Denmark Salmonidarum acutirostratus (159793)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9Canada (British Columbia) Eosalmo driftwoodensis (32896)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03United Kingdom (England) Osmerus delicatulus (41992)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03USA (Washington) Eosalmo sp. (189961)
Middle Eocene48.07 - 37.71USA (Washington) Eosalmo driftwoodensis (210134)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Romania Scopeloides glarisianus (113962)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.04Czechia Scopeloides glarisianus (125331)
Aquitanian23.04 - 20.45Canada (Northwest Territories) Osmerus sp., Eosalmo sp. (21371)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Idaho) Hucho sp. (193968)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246USA (California) Smilodonichthys rastrosus (50069) Smilodonichthys sp. (52184 52216 59161)
Tortonian - Piacenzian11.63 - 2.58USA (California) Oncorhynchus sp. (188305)
Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7USA (California) Smilodonichthys rastrosus (19479 19480 234604)
Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7USA (Oregon) Oncorhynchus ketopsis (238031) Smilodonichthys rastrosus (234592)
Late/Upper Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7USA (California) Oncorhynchus rastrosus (19582)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Italy Osmerus larteti, Osmerus albyi, Osmerus propterygius, Osmerus stilpnos (185692)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Italy (Emilia-Romagna) Salvelinus olivieroi (210236)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6USA (California) Smilodonichthys rastrosus (50068)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58USA (Idaho) Oncorhynchus salax (238032)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58USA (California) Oncorhynchus sp. (234663)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58USA (Oregon) Oncorhynchus lacustris (226540) Smilodonichthys rastrosus (234595)
Blancan4.7 - 1.4USA (Idaho) Salmonidae indet. (93106)
Blancan4.7 - 1.4USA (California) Oncorhynchus sp. (234637)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58USA (California) Smilodonichthys sp. (52218)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Spain (Burgos) Salmonidae indet. (241995)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117USA (California) Oncorhynchus clarki (234664)
Irvingtonian1.4 - 0.21USA (California) Salmonidae indet. (20431)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Michigan) Salvelinus namaycush (200325)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Canada (British Columbia) Oncorhynchus sp. (75232)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (glacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) Oncorhynchus tachawytscha (155393)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Oregon ) Oncorhynchus sp. (219041)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Canada (Nunavut) S. sp. (228898) Salvelinus alpinus (228756) Salvelinus alpinus, Salvelinus sp., Salvelinus namaycush (160848 228927) Salvelinus sp. (228928)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Russian Federation Salmonidae indet. (171637)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Canada (Quebec) Salmonidae indet. (51005 224189)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Canada (Northwest Territories) Salmonidae indet. (228492) Salvelinus alpinus, Salmonidae indet., Salvelinus namaycush (228444) Salvelinus alpinus, Salvelinus sp., S. sp., Salvelinus namaycush (228921)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Canada (Newfoundland) Salvelinus alpinus (228844)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Greenland Salvelinus alpinus (162014 226353 227728 227752 227754 227758 227816 227817 227826 227829 227870)