†family Platychelidae Glaessner 1969 (decapod)
Parent taxon: Glypheoidea according to C. E. Schweitzer et al. 2010
Sister taxa: Chimaerastacidae, Clytiopsidae, Glypheidae, Litogastroidae, Mecochiridae, Mesochiridae, Neoglypheidae, Pemphicidae
Subtaxa: Glaessnericaris, Platychela, Platypleon
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore