Retropluma is a genus of heterotrematan crabs belonging to the family Retroplumidae.[1] The extant species survive in the deep sea of the Indo-Pacific region.

Retropluma
Temporal range: Neogene - Pliocene
Fossil of Retropluma craverii
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Infraorder: Brachyura
Family: Retroplumidae
Genus: Retropluma
Gill, 1894

Species

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Species within this genus include:[2][3]

Fossil record

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Fossils of Retropluma are found in marine strata from the Neogene to the Pliocene (age range: from 11.608 to 2.588 million years ago.). Fossils are known from Italy and Denmark.[3]

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