Eosalmo driftwoodensis

†Eosalmo driftwoodensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Salmoniformes

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Podiata Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai Supercohors: Clupeocephala Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha Subcohors/Superordo: Protacanthopterygii Ordo: Salmoniformes

Familia: Salmonidae
Subfamilia: Salmoninae
Genus: †Eosalmo
Species: †Eosalmo driftwoodensis

Name

†Eosalmo driftwoodensis Wilson, 1977

Type locality

• Eocene, Ypresian; Ootsa group, unnamed shale beds "Driftwood shales, Driftwood Beds, or Driftwood Canyon Shales"; Driftwood Canyon (L96), Near Smithers, Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako, British Columbia, Canada

Type material

• Holotype: ROM 11178 A&B, (nearly complete adult)
  • Repository: Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • Collected: 1971 by Mark V. H. Wilson
• Topotype: ROM 11172 - 11176
  • Repository: Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • Collected: 1970 and 1971 by Mark V. H. Wilson
• Topotype: NMC 21100
  • Repository: Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
    • Collected:1936 by E. J. Lees
• Topotype: UA 12326, 12327
  • Repository: University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
    • Collected: 1975 by Mark V. H. Wilson

Etymology

• None given

Distribution

Eocene

• Ypresian
• Eocene Okanagan Highlands
  • Princeton Group, Allenby Formation; Similkameen River, Pleasant Valley, Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen, British Columbia, Canada
  • Ootsa group, unnamed shale beds "Driftwood shales, Driftwood Beds, or Driftwood Canyon Shales"; Driftwood Canyon (L96), Near Smithers, Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako, British Columbia, Canada
  • Klondike Mountain Formation, Tom Thumb Tuff Member; "unspecified site", Republic, Ferry County, Washington, United States

References

Primary references

• Wilson, M.V.H. 1977. Middle Eocene freshwater fishes from British Columbia. Life Sciences Contributions, Royal Ontario Museum 113: 1–61. ISSN 0384-8159. https://archive.org/details/middleeocenefres00wils.  Reference page. 

Additional references

• Wilson, M. V. 1996. The Eocene fishes of Republic, Washington. Washington Geology 24(2): 30–31.  Reference page.