Retropluma

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.

Species

Species within this genus include:

• â€ÂRetropluma borealis <small> Fraaife et al. 2005</small>
• â€ÂRetropluma craverii <small> Crema 1895</small>
• Retropluma denticulata <small>Rathbun, 1932</small>
• â€ÂRetropluma eocenica <small> Via Boada 1959</small>
• â€ÂRetropluma gallica <small> Artal et al. 2006</small>
• â€ÂRetropluma laurentae <small> Collins et al. 2003</small>
• Retropluma notopus <small>(Alcock & Anderson, 1894)</small>
• Retropluma planiforma <small>Kensley, 1969</small>
• Retropluma plumosa <small>Tesch, 1918</small>
• Retropluma quadrata <small>De Saint Laurent, 1989</small>
• Retropluma serenei <small>De Saint Laurent, 1989</small>
• Retropluma solomonensis <small>McLay, 2006</small>

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.

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