Retropluma Explained

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]

Notes and References

1. https://www.biolib.cz/en/taxon/id827446/ Biolib
2. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=246447 WoRMS
3. http://www.fossilworks.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=22693# Paleobiology Database