Plectocretacicus
Extinct genus of fishes
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Plectocretacicus is an extinct genus of prehistoric ray-finned fish that lived during the lower Cenomanian epoch.[1] It contains a single species, P. clarae. Plectocretacicus may be the earliest known member of the order Tetraodontiformes.
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Actinopterygii
Order:Tetraodontiformes
Family:†Plectocretacicidae
Tyler & Sorbini, 1996[2]
Tyler & Sorbini, 1996[2]
| Plectocretacicus Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Tetraodontiformes |
| Family: | †Plectocretacicidae Tyler & Sorbini, 1996[2] |
| Genus: | †Plectocretacicus Sorbini, 1979 |
| Species: | †P. clarae |
| Binomial name | |
| †Plectocretacicus clarae Sorbini, 1979 | |
