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Retropluma

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Subphylum
  
Crustacea

Order
  
Decapoda

Rank
  
Genus

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Class
  
Malacostraca

Infraorder
  
Brachyura


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.

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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.

    References

    Retropluma Wikipedia
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