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Salmo (salmon)

Osteichthyes - Salmoniformes - Salmonidae

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 is the type genus of Salmonidae.

It was assigned to Actinopterygii by Woodward (1901); to Salmoniformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Salmonidae by van der Laan (2019).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1758Salmo Linnaeus p. 308
1901Salmo Woodward p. 159
2002Salmo Sepkoski
2019Salmo van der Laan p. 68

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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
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 cyniclope La Rivers 1964
Salmo esmeralda La Rivers 1966
Salmo muelleri Gmelin 1789 [Mueller's pearlside]
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: 2009-07-21 04:40:35
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Barstovian to the top of the Pliocene or 16.30000 to 2.58000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 12.5 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Nevada) Salmo cyniclope (278117)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58USA (Nevada) Salmo esmeralda (278118)