Retropluma craverii

Retropluma craverii is an extinct species of heterotrematan crabs belonging to the family Retroplumidae. The species name craverii honors the Italian explorer and naturalist Federico Craveri.

Retropluma craverii
Temporal range: Pliocene
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Fossil of Retropluma craverii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Subphylum:
Crustacea
Class:
Malacostraca
Order:
Decapoda
Infraorder:
Brachyura
Family:
Retroplumidae
Genus:
Retropluma
Species:
R. craverii
Binomial name
Retropluma craverii
Crema 1895

Fossil record

Fossils of Retropluma craverii are found in marine strata of the Pliocene of Italy (age range: from 5.333 million to 2.582 million years.[1]

Description

These crabs have subrectangular carapace, longitudinally quite convex, wider than long, with three transverse ridges. Rostrum is elongate, narrow and cylindrical.[2]

References
  1. Paleobiology Database
  2. Antonio De Angelis, Alessandro Garassino, Giovanni Pasini – Retropluma craveri from Pliocene of Reggio Emilia (N. Italy)
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