Loerenthoplumopsa Schweitzer et al. 2011 (crab)

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Retroplumidae

Synonym: Loerentheya Beurlen 1929 [replaced name]

Full reference: C. E. Schweitzer, P. C. Dworschak, and J. W. Martin. 2011. Replacement names for several fossil Decapoda. Journal of Crustacean Biology 31:361-363

Parent taxon: Retroplumidae according to C. E. Schweitzer et al. 2010

See also Hyžný and Muller 2010, Schweitzer et al. 2011 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Archaeopus, Bathypluma, Costacopluma, Cristipluma, Gaudipluma, Loerenthopluma, Retrocypoda, Retropluma, Serrablopluma

Subtaxa: Loerenthoplumopsa carinata

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Type: Loerentheya carinata

Ecology: semi-infaunal carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Loerenthoplumopsa in the database

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