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 PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Fossil of Retropluma craverii
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Malacostraca
Order:	Decapoda
Suborder:	Pleocyemata
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]