Retropluma

Retropluma
Temporal range: Neogene - Pliocene
Fossil of Retropluma craverii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Infraorder: Brachyura
Section: Eubrachyura
Subsection: Heterotremata
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]

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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