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Platykotta

Description

Platykotta akaina is a species of decapod crustacean from the Triassic of the United Arab Emirates. It is the oldest known fossil from the infraorder Anomura, and is most closely related to Eocarcinus praecursor.


Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)8443058https://www.gbif.org/species/8443058
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)172003https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=172003
Rankgenus
Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB)Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Platykottidae : Platykotta
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-Bilateria
-EubilateriaAx 1987
-ProtostomiaGrobben 1908
-Ecdysozoa
-Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumMandibulata
-Pancrustacea
subphylumCrustaceaBrünnich 1772
classMalacostracaLatreille 1802
superorderEucaridaCalman 1904
orderDecapodaLatreille 1802
infraorderAnomuraMilne-Edwards 1832
superfamilyEocarcinoideaWithers 1932
familyPlatykottidaeChablais et al. 2010
genusPlatykottaChablais Feldmann & Schweitzer 2011
Scientific NamePlatykotta Chablais, Feldmann & Schweitzer, 2011
Name Published InArticle title: A new Triassic decapod, Platykotta akaina, from the Arabian shelf of the northern United Arab Emirates: earliest occurrence of the Anomura.
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Platykottagenusbelongs to Eocarcinoideastated without evidenceSchweitzer et al., 2010
Platykottagenusbelongs to Platykottidaestated with evidenceChablais et al., 2010
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)2
First Recorded Appearance212 - 201 Ma
Mesozoic
Last Recorded Appearance212 - 201 Ma
Mesozoic
Motilityactively mobile (based on Malacostraca)
Visionwell-developed (based on Malacostraca)
Dietcarnivore (based on Decapoda)
Taphonomychitin (based on Malacostraca)
Primary Reference (PBDB)J. Chablais, R. M. Feldmann, and C. E. Schweitzer. 2010. A new Triassic decapod, Platykotta akaina, from the Arabian shelf of the northern United Arab Emirates: earliest occurrence of the Anomura. Palaeontologische Zeitschrift 85:93-102
Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Platykotta

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Platykotta akaina
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
1212 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
212 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
2010Platykotta Chablais et al.
2010Platykotta Schweitzer et al.

References

Chablais J., Feldmann R. M., et al (2010) A new Triassic decapod, Platykotta akaina, from the Arabian shelf of the northern United Arab Emirates: earliest occurrence of the Anomura, Palaeontologische Zeitschrift 85, 93-102 doi:10.1007/s12542-010-0080-y
Schweitzer C. E., Feldmann R. M., et al (2010) Systematic list of fossil decapod crustacean species, Crustaceana Monographs 10, 1-222
inferred from original work (title) - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
refer original publication - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
www.organismnames.com (Jul 2012) / web search - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Paläontologische Zeitschrift 85. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Article title: A new Triassic decapod, Platykotta akaina, from the Arabian shelf of the northern United Arab Emirates: earliest occurrence of the Anomura. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
 
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