Section Eubrachyura Scientific name Retroplumidae Rank Family | Subphylum Crustacea Infraorder Brachyura Order Decapoda | |
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Similar Dairoidea, Homoloidea, Corystidae, Decapoda, Eriphioidea | ||
Retroplumidae is a family of heterotrematan crabs, placed in their own (monotypic) superfamily, Retroplumoidea.
Classification
Eight genera are recognised, of which all but two are only known from fossils:
Ten species in two genera survive in the deep sea of the Indo-Pacific region:
Fossil specimens ascribed to the Retroplumidae are known from the Late Cretaceous onwards, with Archaeopus antennatus in Coniacian–Maastrichtian rocks in California and Archaeopus ezoensis from Turonian–Maastrichtian rocks from Japan.
References
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