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Salmo (salmon)

Taxonomy
Salmo was named by Linnaeus (1758) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi-l-l R Sepkoski's reference number: 718]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Actinopterygii by Woodward (1901); and to Salmoniformes by Sepkoski (2002).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1758Salmo Linnaeus p. 308
1901Salmo Woodward p. 159
2002Salmo Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
RankNameAuthor
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
genusSalmo

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.

G. Salmo Linnaeus 1758 [salmon]
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Salmo muelleri Gmelin 1789 [Mueller's pearlside]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2004-08-17 14:52:40
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:50:42
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
Reference: Carroll 1988
Collections
No collection or age range data are available