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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 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).
It was assigned to Actinopterygii by Woodward (1901); to Salmoniformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Salmonidae by van der Laan (2019).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1758 | Salmo Linnaeus p. 308 |
| 1901 | Salmo Woodward p. 159 |
| 2002 | Salmo Sepkoski |
| 2019 | Salmo van der Laan p. 68 |
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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.
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
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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
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 |
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| Barstovian | USA (Nevada) | Salmo cyniclope (278117) | |
| Pliocene | USA (Nevada) | Salmo esmeralda (278118) |