†Retropluma gallica Artal et al. 2006 (crab)
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Malacostraca - Decapoda - Retroplumidae
Full reference: P. Artal, B. W. M. Van Bakel, and J. Castillo. 2006. Retropluma Gill, 1894 (Crustacea, Decapoda) from the Eocene of the eastern Pyrenees (Spain, France). Cainozoic Research 5:63-69
Belongs to Retropluma according to C. E. Schweitzer et al. 2010
See also Artal et al. 2006
Sister taxa: Retropluma borealis, Retropluma craverii, Retropluma eocenica, Retropluma laurentae
Type specimen: MGSB68408, a carapace. Its type locality is Basal Ilerdian, Fontcouverte, Aude, which is in a Ypresian carbonate limestone in France.
Ecology: semi-infaunal carnivore
Distribution: found only at Basal Ilerdian, Fontcouverte, Aude
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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