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Retroplumidae

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Retroplumidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1894Retroplumidae Gill pp. 1043-1045
1900Ptenoplacidae Alcock
1975Retroplumidae Collins and Morris p. 823
1992Retroplumidae Collins and Wienberg Rasmussen p. 41
1995Retroplumidae Feldmann et al. p. 16
1995Retroplumidae Vega et al.
2001Retroplumidae Martin and Davis
2001Retroplumidae Schweitzer and Feldmann p. 201
2002Retroplumidae Schweitzer and Feldmann p. 961
2003Retroplumidae Collins et al. p. 209
2009Retroplumidae Nyborg et al. p. 205
2010Retroplumidae Hyžný and Muller p. 125
2010Retroplumidae Schweitzer et al. p. 99
2010Retroplumidae van Bakel et al. p. 43
2017Retroplumidae Luque et al. p. 13

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
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
familyRetroplumidaeGill 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.

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]
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, Fearon and Clapham 2023, Aberhan 1992

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Middle Turonian to the top of the Tortonian or 93.50000 to 7.24600 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 89.8 Ma

Collections (61 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)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8Mexico (Guerrero) Costacopluma bishopi (133571)
Middle Turonian93.5 - 89.3Japan Archaeopus ezoensis (185008)
Coniacian89.8 - 86.3Nigeria (Enugu) Costacopluma concava (90241)
Santonian86.3 - 83.6Canada (British Columbia) Archaeopus rostratus (207373)
Santonian86.3 - 83.6Japan Archaeopus ezoensis (185010)
Santonian - Maastrichtian86.3 - 66.0Canada (British Columbia) Plagiolophus vancouverensis (139010 189784)
Late/Upper Santonian85.8 - 83.5Canada (British Columbia) Archaeopus rostratus (210549 210554)
Campanian - Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0Mexico (Baja California) Archaeopus mexicanus (45697)
Campanian - Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0Japan Archaeopus ezoensis (185019)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Mexico (Coahuila) Costacopluma mexicana (226537)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (California) Archaeopus antennatus (167700)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Morocco Costacopluma maroccana (133906 133907)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Nigeria (Enugu) Costacopluma concava (82733)
Middle Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (California) Archaeopus antennatus (138982 167824)
Middle Campanian - Late/Upper Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0Mexico (Baja California) Archaeopus mexicanus (133568)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Nigeria (Plateau) Costacopluma concava (90240)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Japan Archaeopus ezoensis (185020)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (mississippi) Cristipluma mississippiensis (232464)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Mexico (Nuevo Leon) Costacopluma mexicana (133558)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) Cristipluma mississippiensis (139733)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Mexico (Coahuila) Costacopluma mexicana (233862)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Japan Archaeopus ezoensis (185017 185018)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Mexico (Guerrero) Costacopluma bishopi (7461)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) Costacopluma grayi (212621)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Mexico (Nuevo Leon) Costacopluma mexicana (235778)
Danian66.0 - 61.6USA (California ) Costacopluma squiresi (202481)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Argentina (Chubut) Costacopluma salamanca (48063)
Danian66.0 - 61.6USA (Alabama) Costacopluma grayi (164850)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Argentina (Rio Negro) Costacopluma australis (5162)
Danian66.0 - 61.6USA (Texas) Costacopluma texana (207141)
Paleogene66.0 - 23.03Belgium (Egem) Loerenthopluma danielae (126158)
Selandian61.6 - 59.2Venezuela (Zilia) Costacopluma bifida (51433)
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0USA (California) Costacopluma squiresi (133892)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Italy Retropluma eocenica (207595)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Canada (British Columbia) Archaeopus bicornutus (123222)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Spain Retropluma eocenica (226407) Retropluma eocenica, Gaudipluma bacamortensis (226406)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8France Retropluma gallica (226405)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Italy (Vicenza) Retropluma eocenica (145128) Retropluma eocenica, Retrocypoda almelai (184968)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3USA (Alabama) Costacopluma grayi (13346)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Italy Loerenthopluma lata (135453) Retropluma eocenica, Retrocypoda almelai (207553)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Italy (Monte Bolca, Verona) Retrocypoda almelai (127283)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Spain Retrocypoda almelai (65270) Serrablopluma diminuta (226418)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Hungary Loerenthopluma lata (202380)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Malaysia (Sabah) Retropluma laurentae (185833 185835 185846 185847 185850)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Denmark Retropluma borealis (98312 126567)