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Retropluma borealis

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Retroplumidae

Taxonomy
Retropluma borealis was named by Fraaije et al. (2005). Its type specimen is MSM 1577 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Gram clay-pit, which is in a Tortonian marine claystone in Denmark.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2005Retropluma borealis Fraaije et al. p. 56 figs. Pl 1, figs 5,6
2010Retropluma borealis Schweitzer et al. p. 100

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
—Deuteropoda
—Mandibulata
—PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
—Hymenostraca(Rolfe 1969)
superclassMulticrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
classMalacostraca()
RankNameAuthor
subclassEumalacostracaGrobben 1892
—CaridoidaHessler 1982
orderDecapoda
suborderPleocyemataBurkenroad 1963
—Reptantia(Boas)
—MeiuraSaint Laurent 1980
infraorderBrachyura()
—Eubrachyurade Saint Laurent 1980
—HeterotremataGuinot 1977
superfamilyRetroplumoideaGill 1894
familyRetroplumidaeGill 1894
genusRetroplumaGill 1894
speciesborealis

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.

†Retropluma borealis Fraaije et al. 2005
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: semi-infaunalf
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2022-11-16 16:32:56
Modified: 2022-11-16 16:32:56
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Turnsek 1997, Aberhan 1992, Fearon and Clapham 2023

Age range: Tortonian or 11.62000 to 7.24600 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Denmark Retropluma borealis (98312 type locality: 126567)