Protopirata
| Protopirata Temporal range: Pennsylvanian, | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Holocephali |
| Order: | †Eugeneodontida |
| Family: | †Edestidae |
| Genus: | †Protopirata Trautschold, 1888 |
Protopirata is an extinct genus of shark-like eugenodont fish that existed during the Late Carboniferous period. Fossils of Protopirata have been uncovered in Iowa, United States.