Retropluma

Retropluma is a genus of heterotrematan crabs belonging to the family Retroplumidae.[1] The extant species survive in the deep sea of the Indo-Pacific region.

Retropluma
Temporal range: Neogene - Pliocene
Fossil of Retropluma craverii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Subphylum:
Crustacea
Class:
Malacostraca
Order:
Decapoda
Infraorder:
Brachyura
Family:
Retroplumidae
Genus:
Retropluma

Gill, 1894

Species

Species within this genus include:[2][3]

  • †Retropluma borealis Fraaife et al. 2005
  • †Retropluma craverii Crema 1895
  • Retropluma denticulata Rathbun, 1932
  • †Retropluma eocenica Via Boada 1959
  • †Retropluma gallica Artal et al. 2006
  • †Retropluma laurentae Collins et al. 2003
  • Retropluma notopus (Alcock & Anderson, 1894)
  • Retropluma planiforma Kensley, 1969
  • Retropluma plumosa Tesch, 1918
  • Retropluma quadrata De Saint Laurent, 1989
  • Retropluma serenei De Saint Laurent, 1989
  • Retropluma solomonensis McLay, 2006

Fossil record

Fossils of Retropluma are found in marine strata from the Neogene to the Pliocene (age range: from 11.608 to 2.588 million years ago.). Fossils are known from Italy and Denmark.[3]

References
  1. Biolib
  2. WoRMS
  3. Paleobiology Database
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