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Family: | Platykottidae Chablais et al., 2011
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Genus: | Platykotta Chablais et al., 2011
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Species: | P. akaina
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Platykotta akaina Chablais et al., 2011
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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.[1]