†Retrocypoda Via 1959 (crab)
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Malacostraca - Decapoda - Retroplumidae
Full reference: L. Via. 1959. Decápodos fósiles del Eoceno español. Boletín del Instituto Geológico y Minero de España 70:1-72
Parent taxon: Retroplumidae according to C. E. Schweitzer et al. 2010
See also Beschin et al. 1996, Beschin et al. 2012, Hyžný and Muller 2010 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Archaeopus, Bathypluma, Costacopluma, Cristipluma, Gaudipluma, Loerenthopluma, Loerenthoplumopsa, Retropluma, Serrablopluma
Subtaxa: Retrocypoda almelai
Type: Retrocypoda almelae
Ecology: semi-infaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of Italy (3 collections), Spain (1)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
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