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Salmonidae

Actinopteri - 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

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
RankNameAuthor
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
—Osteoglossocephalai
—ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
—Euteleosteomorpha
superorderProtacanthopterygii
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 rastrosus Cavender and Miller 1972
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. †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
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: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the to the top of the Holocene or 122.46000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 122.46 Ma

Collections (45 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 122.46Germany Helgolandichthys schmidi (212878)
Selandian61.6 - 59.2Denmark Salmonidarum acutirostratus (159793)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9Canada (British Columbia) Eosalmo driftwoodensis (32896)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3United Kingdom (England) Osmerus delicatulus (41992)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3USA (Washington) Eosalmo sp. (189961)
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71USA (Washington) Eosalmo driftwoodensis (210134)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Romania Scopeloides glarisianus (113962)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.03Czech Republic Scopeloides glarisianus (125331)
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44Canada (Northwest Territories) Osmerus sp., Eosalmo sp. (21371)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Idaho) Hucho sp. (193968)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246USA (California) Smilodonichthys rastrosus (50069)
Tortonian - Piacenzian11.62 - 2.588USA (California) Oncorhynchus sp. (188305)
Late/Upper Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9USA (California) Oncorhynchus rastrosus (19582)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Italy (Emilia-Romagna) Salvelinus olivieroi (210236)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Italy Osmerus larteti, Osmerus albyi, Osmerus propterygius, Osmerus stilpnos (185692)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6USA (California) Smilodonichthys rastrosus (50068)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588USA (Oregon) Oncorhynchus lacustris (226540)
Blancan4.9 - 1.8USA (Idaho) Salmonidae indet. (93106)
Irvingtonian1.8 - 0.3USA (California) Salmonidae indet. (20431)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Michigan) Salvelinus namaycush (200325)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (glacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) Oncorhynchus tachawytscha (155393)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Canada (British Columbia) Oncorhynchus sp. (75232)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Canada (Quebec) Salmonidae indet. (51005 224189)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Canada (Newfoundland) Salvelinus alpinus (228844)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Russian Federation Salmonidae indet. (171637)
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 (Nunavut) S. sp. (228898) Salvelinus alpinus (228756) Salvelinus alpinus, Salvelinus sp., Salvelinus namaycush (160848 228927) Salvelinus sp. (228928)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Greenland Salvelinus alpinus (162014 226353 227728 227752 227754 227758 227816 227817 227826 227829 227870)