Eosalmo driftwoodensis

Eosalmo species

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Salmoniformes

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/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

• Holotype: ROM 1 1 178 A and B (Fig. 16a), an almost complete fish in part and counterpart with standard length of 307 mm, collected by the author in 1971. [Wilson, 1977: 16.]
• Topotype: ROM1 1 172 through 1 1 176, collected by the author in 1970 and 1971; NMC 21 100, a caudal peduncle, collected by E. J. Lees in 1936; and UA 12326 and 12327, collected by the author in 1975. The most complete specimens other than the holotype are ROM 11172 and 11174, and UA 12326 and 12327. [Wilson, 1977: 16.]
• Type locality: The Middle Eocene Driftwood Creek fossil beds (L96), a few miles east of Smithers, British Columbia, Canada. [Wilson, 1977: 16.]

References

Primary references

• Wilson, M.V.H. 1977. Middle Eocene freshwater fishes from British Columbia. Life Sciences Contributions 113: 1–61. Royal Ontario Museum. Online. Reference page.