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Retroplumoidea

Malacostraca - Decapoda

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1894Retroplumoidea Gill
2001Retroplumoidea Schweitzer and Feldmann p. 201
2002Retroplumoidea Schweitzer and Feldmann p. 961
2009Retroplumoidea Nyborg et al. p. 205
2010Retroplumoidea Hyžný and Muller p. 125
2010Retroplumoidea Schweitzer et al. p. 99
2010Retroplumoidea van Bakel et al. p. 43
2017Retroplumoidea Luque et al. p. 13

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
—Deuteropoda
—Mandibulata
—PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
—Hymenostraca(Rolfe 1969)
superclassMulticrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
RankNameAuthor
classMalacostraca()
subclassEumalacostracaGrobben 1892
—CaridoidaHessler 1982
orderDecapoda
suborderPleocyemataBurkenroad 1963
—Reptantia(Boas)
—MeiuraSaint Laurent 1980
infraorderBrachyura()
—Eubrachyurade Saint Laurent 1980
—HeterotremataGuinot 1977
superfamilyRetroplumoideaGill 1894
superfamilyRetroplumoideaGill 1894

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Superfm. Retroplumoidea Gill 1894
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Fm. Retroplumidae Gill 1894
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G. †Archaeopus Rathbun 1908
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†Archaeopus antennatus Rathbun 1908
†Archaeopus bicornutus Schweitzer et al. 2003
†Archaeopus diabolus Schweitzer et al. 2019
†Archaeopus ezoensis Nagao 1941
†Archaeopus lunicarinus Schweitzer and Feldmann 2001
†Archaeopus mexicanus Schweitzer et al. 2002
†Archaeopus rathbunae Beurlen 1965
†Archaeopus rostratus Schweitzer et al. 2003
†Archaeopus schenki Van Straelen 1939
†Archaeopus vancouverensis Woodward 1896
G. †Bathypluma de Saint Laurent 1989
G. †Costacopluma Collins and Morris 1975
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†Costacopluma australis Feldmann et al. 1995
†Costacopluma bifida Collins et al. 1994
†Costacopluma binodosa Collins and Wienberg Rasmussen 1992
†Costacopluma bishopi Vega and Feldmann 1992
†Costacopluma concava Collins and Morris 1975
†Costacopluma grayi Feldmann and Portell 2007
†Costacopluma maroccana Ossó-Morales et al. 2010
†Costacopluma mexicana Vega and Perrilliat 1989
†Costacopluma nordestina Feldmann and Martins-Neto 1995
†Costacopluma salamanca Feldmann et al. 1997
†Costacopluma squiresi Nyborg et al. 2009
†Costacopluma texana Armstrong et al. 2009
G. †Cristipluma Bishop 1983
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G. †Gaudipluma Artal et al. 2013
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†Gaudipluma bacamortensis Artal et al. 2013
G. †Loerenthopluma Beschin et al. 1996
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†Loerenthopluma danielae van Bakel et al. 2010
†Loerenthopluma lata Beschin et al. 1996
G. Loerenthoplumopsa Schweitzer et al. 2011
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Invalid names: Loerentheya Beurlen 1929 [replaced]
G. †Retrocypoda Via 1959
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†Retrocypoda almelai Via 1959
G. Retropluma Gill 1894
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†Retropluma borealis Fraaije et al. 2005
†Retropluma craverii Crema 1895
†Retropluma eocenica Via 1959
†Retropluma gallica Artal et al. 2006
†Retropluma laurentae Collins et al. 2003
G. †Serrablopluma Artal et al. 2013
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†Serrablopluma diminuta Artal et al. 2013
Invalid names: Ptenoplacidae Alcock 1900 [synonym]
Invalid names: Costacoplumidae de Saint Laurent 1989 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: semi-infaunalsuperf
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2025-10-02 19:01:04
Modified: 2025-10-02 19:01:04
Source: superf = superfamily, o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan 1992, Fearon and Clapham 2023, Turnsek 1997

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Middle Turonian to the top of the Tortonian or 93.90000 to 7.24600 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 89.8 Ma

Collections (62 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Cenomanian - Maastrichtian100.5 - 66.0USA (Alaska) Archaeopus lunicarina (139728)
Late/Upper Cretaceous100.5 - 66.0Mexico (Chiapas) Costacopluma mexicana (133542)
Middle Turonian93.9 - 89.8Japan Archaeopus ezoensis (185008)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8Mexico (Guerrero) Costacopluma bishopi (133571)
Late/Upper Turonian - Late/Upper Maastrichtian93.9 - 66.0Mexico (Guerrero) Costacopluma bishopi (275671)
Coniacian89.8 - 85.7Nigeria (Enugu) Costacopluma concava (90241)
Late/Upper Santonian85.7 - 83.6Canada (British Columbia) Archaeopus rostratus (210549 210554)
Santonian85.7 - 83.6Canada (British Columbia) Archaeopus rostratus (207373)
Santonian85.7 - 83.6Japan Archaeopus ezoensis (185010)
Santonian - Maastrichtian85.7 - 66.0Canada (British Columbia) Plagiolophus vancouverensis (139010 189784)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (California) Archaeopus antennatus (167700)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Mexico (Coahuila) Costacopluma mexicana (226537)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Nigeria (Enugu) Costacopluma concava (82733)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Morocco Costacopluma maroccana (133906 133907)
Middle Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (California) Archaeopus antennatus (138982 167824)
Campanian - Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0Japan Archaeopus ezoensis (185019)
Campanian - Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0Mexico (Baja California) Archaeopus mexicanus (45697)
Middle Campanian - Late/Upper Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0Mexico (Baja California) Archaeopus mexicanus (133568)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Mexico (Guerrero) Costacopluma bishopi (7461)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Mexico (Coahuila) Costacopluma mexicana (233862)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Japan Archaeopus ezoensis (185017 185018)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) Cristipluma mississippiensis (139733)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) Costacopluma grayi (212621)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Mexico (Nuevo Leon) Costacopluma mexicana (235778)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Nigeria (Plateau) Costacopluma concava (90240)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (mississippi) Cristipluma mississippiensis (232464)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Japan Archaeopus ezoensis (185020)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Mexico (Nuevo Leon) Costacopluma mexicana (133558)
Danian66.0 - 61.66USA (California ) Costacopluma squiresi (202481)
Danian66.0 - 61.66USA (Alabama) Costacopluma grayi (164850)
Danian66.0 - 61.66Argentina (Rio Negro) Costacopluma australis (5162)
Danian66.0 - 61.66USA (Texas) Costacopluma texana (207141)
Danian66.0 - 61.66Argentina (Chubut) Costacopluma salamanca (48063)
Paleogene66.0 - 23.04Belgium (Egem) Loerenthopluma danielae (126158)
Selandian61.66 - 59.24Venezuela (Zilia) Costacopluma bifida (51433)
Thanetian59.24 - 56.0USA (California) Costacopluma squiresi (133892)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Italy Retropluma eocenica (207595)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07France Retropluma gallica (226405)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Spain Retropluma eocenica (226407) Retropluma eocenica, Gaudipluma bacamortensis (226406)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Canada (British Columbia) Archaeopus bicornutus (123222)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Italy Loerenthopluma lata (135453) Retropluma eocenica, Retrocypoda almelai (207553)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Italy (Monte Bolca, Verona) Retrocypoda almelai (127283)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03USA (Alabama) Costacopluma grayi (276539)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Italy (Vicenza) Retropluma eocenica (145128) Retropluma eocenica, Retrocypoda almelai (184968)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Spain Retrocypoda almelai (65270) Serrablopluma diminuta (226418)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04Hungary Loerenthopluma lata (202380)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Malaysia (Sabah) Retropluma laurentae (185833 185835 185846 185847 185850)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Denmark Retropluma borealis (98312 126567)