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.
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Malacostraca |
Order: | Decapoda |
Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
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
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