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Platykotta

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Platykottidae

Taxonomy
Platykotta was named by Chablais et al. (2010). It is not extant. Its type is Platykotta akaina. It is the type genus of Platykottidae.

It was assigned to Eocarcinoidea by Schweitzer et al. (2010); and to Platykottidae by Chablais et al. (2010), Schweitzer et al. (2023).

Species
P. akaina (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2010Platykotta Chablais et al.
2010Platykotta Schweitzer et al.
2023Platykotta Schweitzer et al. p. 5

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
Deuteropoda
Mandibulata
PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
Hymenostraca(Rolfe 1969)
superclassMulticrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
RankNameAuthor
classMalacostraca()
subclassEumalacostracaGrobben 1892
CaridoidaHessler 1982
orderDecapoda
suborderPleocyemataBurkenroad 1963
Reptantia(Boas)
MeiuraSaint Laurent 1980
infraorderAnomuraMilne-Edwards 1832
superfamilyEocarcinoideaWithers 1932
familyPlatykottidaeChablais et al. 2010
genusPlatykotta

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. †Platykotta Chablais et al. 2010
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Platykotta akaina Chablais et al. 2010
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2008-01-28 11:51:24
Modified: 2022-05-13 13:34:01
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Turnsek 1997, Aberhan 1992

Age range: base of the Sevatian to the top of the Rhaetian or 211.18000 to 201.40000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sevatian - Rhaetian211.18 - 201.4United Arab Emirates P. akaina (138736)