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Salmonidae
Taxonomy
Salmonidae was named by Cuvier (1816). It is extant.
It was assigned to Isospondyli by Hay (1902); to Salmonoidei by Jordan (1963); to Osteichthyes by Wilson (1967); and to Salmoniformes by Fierstine et al. (2012), Betancur et al. (2013), Nelson et al. (2016).
It was assigned to Isospondyli by Hay (1902); to Salmonoidei by Jordan (1963); to Osteichthyes by Wilson (1967); and to Salmoniformes by Fierstine et al. (2012), Betancur et al. (2013), Nelson et al. (2016).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1816 | Salmonidae Cuvier |
| 1902 | Salmonidae Hay p. 392 |
| 1963 | Salmonidae Jordan p. 624 |
| 1967 | Salmonidae Wilson p. 200 |
| 2012 | Salmonidae Fierstine et al. p. 42 |
| 2013 | Salmonidae Betancur et al. |
| 2016 | Salmonidae Nelson et al. p. 244 |
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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. Hucho Guenther 1866
G. Oncorhynchus Suckley 1860 [Pacific salmon]
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†Oncorhynchus ketopsis Eiting and Smith 2007
†Oncorhynchus lacustris Cope 1870
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. †Smilodonichthys Cavender and Miller 1972 [spike toothed salmon]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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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
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 119.57 Ma
Collections (60 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Early/Lower Aptian | Germany | Helgolandichthys schmidi (212878) | |
| Selandian | Denmark | Salmonidarum acutirostratus (159793) | |
| Eocene | Canada (British Columbia) | Eosalmo driftwoodensis (32896) | |
| Lutetian | United Kingdom (England) | Osmerus delicatulus (41992) | |
| Lutetian | USA (Washington) | Eosalmo sp. (189961) | |
| Middle Eocene | USA (Washington) | Eosalmo driftwoodensis (210134) | |
| Rupelian | Romania | Scopeloides glarisianus (113962) | |
| Oligocene | Czech Republic | Scopeloides glarisianus (125331) | |
| Aquitanian | Canada (Northwest Territories) | Osmerus sp., Eosalmo sp. (21371) | |
| Barstovian | USA (Idaho) | Hucho sp. (193968) | |
| Tortonian | USA (California) | Smilodonichthys rastrosus (50069) Smilodonichthys sp. (52184 52216 59161) | |
| Tortonian - Piacenzian | USA (California) | Oncorhynchus sp. (188305) | |
| Hemphillian | USA (Oregon) | Oncorhynchus ketopsis (238031) Smilodonichthys rastrosus (234592) | |
| Hemphillian | USA (California) | Smilodonichthys rastrosus (19479 19480 234604) | |
| Late/Upper Hemphillian | USA (California) | Oncorhynchus rastrosus (19582) | |
| Messinian | Italy | Osmerus larteti, Osmerus albyi, Osmerus propterygius, Osmerus stilpnos (185692) | |
| Messinian | Italy (Emilia-Romagna) | Salvelinus olivieroi (210236) | |
| Zanclean | USA (California) | Smilodonichthys rastrosus (50068) | |
| Pliocene | USA (Oregon) | Oncorhynchus lacustris (226540) Smilodonichthys rastrosus (234595) | |
| Pliocene | USA (California) | Oncorhynchus sp. (234663) | |
| Pliocene | USA (Idaho) | Oncorhynchus salax (238032) | |
| Blancan | USA (California) | Oncorhynchus sp. (234637) | |
| Blancan | USA (Idaho) | Salmonidae indet. (93106) | |
| Piacenzian | USA (California) | Smilodonichthys sp. (52218) | |
| Pleistocene | USA (California) | Oncorhynchus clarki (234664) | |
| Irvingtonian | USA (California) | Salmonidae indet. (20431) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | USA (Oregon ) | Oncorhynchus sp. (219041) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | USA (Michigan) | Salvelinus namaycush (200325) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Canada (British Columbia) | Oncorhynchus sp. (75232) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene (glacial) | USA (California) | Oncorhynchus tachawytscha (155393) | |
| Holocene | Russian Federation | Salmonidae indet. (171637) | |
| Holocene | Canada (Newfoundland) | Salvelinus alpinus (228844) | |
| Holocene | Greenland | Salvelinus alpinus (162014 226353 227728 227752 227754 227758 227816 227817 227826 227829 227870) | |
| Holocene | Canada (Nunavut) | S. sp. (228898) Salvelinus alpinus (228756) Salvelinus alpinus, Salvelinus sp., Salvelinus namaycush (160848 228927) Salvelinus sp. (228928) | |
| Holocene | Canada (Northwest Territories) | Salmonidae indet. (228492) Salvelinus alpinus, Salmonidae indet., Salvelinus namaycush (228444) Salvelinus alpinus, Salvelinus sp., S. sp., Salvelinus namaycush (228921) | |
| Holocene | Canada (Quebec) | Salmonidae indet. (51005 224189) |