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