Salvelinus Richardson 1836 (ray-finned fish)
PaleoDB taxon number: 35524
Parent taxon: Salmoniformes according to J. J. Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Barcarenichthys, Casieroides, Chardonius, Cimolichthyoidei, Eosalmo, Esocoidea, Gharbouria, Ginsburgia, Goudkoffia, Helgolandichthys, Hucho, Myctophoidei, Natlandia, Prosopium, Pseudoleptolepis, Rhabdofario, Salmonidae, Salmoniformorum, Smilodonichthys, Thaumaturus, Thymallus, Umbra
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: nektonic carnivore