Biology:Retropluma

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Short description: Genus of crabs

Retropluma
Temporal range: Neogene - Pliocene
Retroplumidae - Retropluma craverii.JPG
Fossil of Retropluma craverii
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
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.[1] The extant species survive in the deep sea of the Indo-Pacific region.

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

Wikidata ☰ Q18596584 entry