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Salmoniformes

Actinopteri - Salmoniformes

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1859Salmoniformes Bleeker
1981Salmoniformes Thurmond and Jones p. 99
1987Salmoniformes Kumar and Loyal p. 75
1988Salmoniformes Case and Schwimmer p. 299
1990Salmoniformes Nolf and Dockery III p. 6
1999Salmoniformes Constantin
2001Salmoniformes Peng et al. p. 16
2002Salmoniformes Sepkoski
2006Salmoniformes Nelson
2011Salmoniformes Long p. 243
2012Salmoniformes Fierstine et al. p. 42
2013Salmoniformes Betancur et al.
2016Salmoniformes 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
orderSalmoniformesBleeker 1859

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.

Or. Salmoniformes Bleeker 1859
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G. †Barcarenichthys Gayet 1989
G. †Casieroides Taverne 1975
G. †Chardonius Taverne 1975
Subor. †Cimolichthyoidei Goody 1969
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Fm. †Cimolichthyidae Goody 1969
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G. †Cimolichthys Leidy
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Invalid names: Plinthophorus robustus Gunther 1864 [synonym]
Invalid names: Plinthophorus Gunther 1864 [synonym]
Fm. †Prionolepididae Goody 1969
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†Prionolepis angustus Egerton 1850
G. †Gharbouria Gayet 1988
G. †Goudkoffia David 1946
G. †Natlandia David 1946
G. Prosopium Jordan 1878
G. †Pseudoleptolepis Taverne 1975
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
G. †Smilodonichthys Cavender and Miller 1972 [spike toothed salmon]
G. †Spaniodon Pictet 1850
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†Spaniodon blondelii Pictet 1850
†Spaniodon brevis Pictet and Humbert 1866
†Spaniodon electus Davis 1887
†Spaniodon elongatus Pictet 1850
†Spaniodon latus Agassiz 1839
†Spaniodon lepturus von der Marck 1894
†Spaniodon simus Cope 1878
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G. Astronesthes Richardson 1845
G. †Criptostomias Gibss and Weitzman 1965
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†Criptostomias antiquus Ciobanu 1977
G. †Thaumaturus Reuss 1844
G. Thymallus Cuvier 1829
Invalid names: Esocoidea Bleeker 1859 [empty], Esocoidei Berg 1936 [empty], Myctophoidei [empty]
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 (131 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 122.46Germany Helgolandichthys schmidi (212878)
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Lebanon Clupea lata (69118) Spaniodon simus (221231)
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5USA (Colorado) Cimolichthys nepaholica (132505)
Middle Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Canada (Saskatchewan) Salmoniformes indet. (22731 52997)
Middle Cenomanian - Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5United Kingdom (England) Prionolepis angustus (63042 222438 222567 222569 222570)
Early/Lower Turonian93.5 - 89.3Canada (Northwest Territories) Cimolichthys sp. (220907)
Early/Lower Turonian93.5 - 89.3Canada (Alberta) Cimolichthys levesiensis (213294)
Middle Turonian - Late/Upper Turonian93.5 - 89.3United Kingdom (England) Prionolepis angustus (222571)
Late/Upper Turonian - Early/Lower Coniacian93.5 - 85.8Mexico (Coahuila) Cimolichthyoidei indet., Prionolepididae indet. (92293)
Santonian86.3 - 83.6USA (Kansas) Cimolichthys nepaholica (94652)
Late/Upper Santonian85.8 - 83.5USA (South Dakota) Cimolichthys nepaholica (194130)
Late/Upper Santonian85.8 - 83.5Lebanon Spaniodon blondelii (221188) Spaniodon blondelii, Spaniodon electus (170327) Spaniodon elongatus, Clupea lata (221187) Spaniodon elongatus, Spaniodon brevis (221226) Spaniodon elongatus, Spaniodon latus (92241 221174) Spaniodon latus (221175)
Late/Upper Santonian - Early/Lower Campanian85.8 - 70.6USA (Alabama) Cimolichthys nepaholica (81930 81934 82049)
Campanian83.6 - 72.1Canada (Manitoba) Cimolichthys nepaholica (36707 36748 36749)
Campanian83.6 - 72.1Italy Salmoniformes indet. (35332)
Early/Lower Campanian83.5 - 70.6Canada (Northwest Territories) Cimolichthys sp. (106341)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Germany Spaniodon lepturus (221717)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Canada (Alberta) Esocoidea indet. (22695 22696 22697 22698 45238 45260 45261 45262 45264 47784 47793 47811 47812 47814 47816 89605 98674 98677)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Utah) Salmoniformes indet., Esocoidea indet. (75836)
Middle Campanian83.5 - 70.6Canada (Alberta) Esocoidea indet. (45240 47794 47795 47809)
Middle Campanian - Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Canada (Saskatchewan) Esocoidea indet. (229975)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Niger Cimolichthys sp. (229529)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (Montana) Esocoidei indet. (227221)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Canada (Alberta) Salmoniformes indet. (135739)
Lancian70.6 - 66.0USA (Montana) Esocoidei indet. (14549)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Brazil (Paraiba) Cimolichthys sp. (134949)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Netherlands (Limburg) Cimolichthys sp. (116894)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0India (Andhra Pradesh) Osteichthyes indet. (27014)
Selandian61.6 - 59.2Denmark Salmonidarum acutirostratus (159793)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8France Thaumaturus sp. (182667)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9Canada (British Columbia) Eosalmo driftwoodensis (32896)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3USA (Washington) Eosalmo sp. (189961)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3France (Languedoc-Roussillon Region) Thaumaturus sp. (31735 31762)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Germany (Sachsen-Anhalt) Thaumaturus spannuthi (13322 45002 45751 45766)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3United Kingdom (England) Osmerus delicatulus (41992)
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71USA (Washington) Eosalmo driftwoodensis (210134)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Romania Scopeloides glarisianus, Criptostomias antiquus (113962)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.03Czech Republic Scopeloides glarisianus (125331)
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44Canada (Northwest Territories) Osmerus sp., Salmoniformes indet., Eosalmo sp. (21371)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Idaho) Hucho sp. (193968)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Iran Spaniodon opisthodon, Spaniodon squamigera (77215)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246USA (California) Smilodonichthys rastrosus (50069) Smilodonichthys sp. (52184 52216 59161)
Tortonian - Piacenzian11.62 - 2.588USA (California) Oncorhynchus sp. (188305)
Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9USA (California) Smilodonichthys rastrosus (19479 19480 234604)
Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9USA (Oregon) Smilodonichthys rastrosus (234592)
Late/Upper Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9USA (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 - 2.588USA (California) Oncorhynchus sp. (234663)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588USA (Oregon) Oncorhynchus lacustris (226540) Smilodonichthys rastrosus (234595)
Blancan4.9 - 1.8USA (Idaho) Salmonidae indet. (93106)
Blancan4.9 - 1.8USA (California) Oncorhynchus sp. (234637)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588USA (California) Smilodonichthys sp. (52218)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117USA (California) Oncorhynchus clarki (234664)
Irvingtonian1.8 - 0.3USA (California) Salmonidae indet. (20431)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (high glacial)0.129 - 0.0117Canada (Alberta) Thymallus arcticus (93528)
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 (Quebec) Salmonidae indet. (51005 224189)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Canada (Nunavut) Salmonidae sp. (228898) Salvelinus alpinus (228756) Salvelinus alpinus, Salvelinus sp., Salvelinus namaycush (160848 228927) Salvelinus sp. (228928)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Canada (Northwest Territories) Salmonidae indet. (228492) Salvelinus alpinus, Salmonidae indet., Salvelinus namaycush (228444) Salvelinus alpinus, Salvelinus sp., Salmonidae sp., Salvelinus namaycush (228921)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Canada (Yukon) Prosopium sp., Thymallus sp. (228443)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Greenland Salvelinus alpinus (162014 226353 227728 227752 227754 227758 227816 227817 227826 227829 227870)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Canada (Newfoundland) Salvelinus alpinus (228844)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Russian Federation Salmonidae indet. (171637)