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Oncorhynchus (Pacific salmon)

Osteichthyes - Salmoniformes - Salmonidae

Taxonomy
Oncorhynchus was named by Suckley (1860) [Sepkoski's age data: T Plio R Sepkoski's reference number: 915 also includes Pacific trout]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Salmoniformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Salmonidae by Jordan (1907), Fierstine et al. (2012).

Species
O. ketopsis, O. lacustris, O. rastrosus, O. salax
Species lacking formal opinion data
O. clarki, O. tachawytscha

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1860Oncorhynchus Suckley p. 312
1907Oncorhynchus Jordan p. 137
2002Oncorhynchus Sepkoski
2012Oncorhynchus Fierstine et al. p. 42

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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
genusOncorhynchusSuckley 1860

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. 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
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: Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Hemphillian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 9.40000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 7.246 Ma

Collections (18 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246USA (California) Smilodonichthys rastrosus (50069)
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)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6USA (California) Smilodonichthys rastrosus (50068)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58USA (Oregon) Oncorhynchus lacustris (226540) Smilodonichthys rastrosus (234595)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58USA (California) Oncorhynchus sp. (234663)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58USA (Idaho) Oncorhynchus salax (238032)
Blancan4.7 - 1.4USA (California) Oncorhynchus sp. (234637)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117USA (California) Oncorhynchus clarki (234664)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (glacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) Oncorhynchus tachawytscha (155393)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Canada (British Columbia) Oncorhynchus sp. (75232)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Oregon ) Oncorhynchus sp. (219041)