Iraniplectus Temporal range: Rupellian |
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Artist's reconstruction | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Subclass: | Acanthopterygii |
Order: | Tetraodontiformes |
Superfamily: | Tetraodontoidea |
Family: | Zignoichthydae |
Genus: | †Iraniplectus Tyler, Mirzaie & Nazemi 2006 |
Species: | Iraniplectus bakhtiari |
Binomial name | |
Iraniplectus bakhtiari Tyler, Mirzaie & Nazemi 2006 |
Iraniplectus bakhtiari is an extinct relative of modern-day pufferfish and porcupine fish from the Oligocene of Iran. It is closely related to the Eocene Zignoichthys.