Retropluma Gill 1894 (crab)

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Retroplumidae

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

See also Artal et al. 2006, Beschin et al. 1996, Beschin et al. 2009, Beschin et al. 2012, Collins et al. 2003, Collins and Morris 1975, Hyžný and Muller 2010 and Sepkoski 2002

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

Subtaxa: Retropluma borealis Retropluma craverii Retropluma eocenica Retropluma gallica Retropluma laurentae

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Ecology: semi-infaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Miocene of Denmark (2 collections), Malaysia (5)

• Eocene of France (1), Italy (4), Spain (2)

Total: 14 collections each including a single occurrence

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