Retropluma is a genus of heterotrematan crabs belonging to the family Retroplumidae.Biolib The extant species survive in the deep sea of the Indo-Pacific region.
Species Species within this genus include:WoRMSPaleobiology Database †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.
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