title: Retropluma
text: # Retropluma
  
  Retropluma is a genus of heterotrematan crabs belonging to the family Retroplumidae. The extant species survive in the deep sea of the Indo-Pacific region.
  
  ## Species
  
  Species within this genus include:
  
  * †Retropluma borealis Fraaife et al. 2005
  * †Retropluma craverii Crema 1895
  * Retropluma denticulata Rathbun, 1932
  * †Retropluma eocenica Via Boada 1959
  * †Retropluma gallica Artal et al. 2006
  * †Retropluma laurentae Collins et al. 2003
  * Retropluma notopus (Alcock & Anderson, 1894)
  * Retropluma planiforma Kensley, 1969
  * Retropluma plumosa Tesch, 1918
  * Retropluma quadrata De Saint Laurent, 1989
  * Retropluma serenei De Saint Laurent, 1989
  * Retropluma solomonensis McLay, 2006
  
  ## Fossil record
  
  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.
  
  