Retropluma

Retropluma Temporal range: Neogene - Pliocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Fossil of Retropluma craverii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Malacostraca
Order:	Decapoda
Suborder:	Pleocyemata
Infraorder:	Brachyura
Family:	Retroplumidae
Genus:	Retropluma Gill, 1894

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

Species

Species within this genus include:

• †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.

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