| Lepidophthalmus | |
|---|---|
| Lepidophthalmus turneranus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Crustacea |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Family: | Callianassidae |
| Subfamily: | Callichirinae |
| Genus: | Lepidophthalmus Holmes, 1904 |
| Type species | |
| Lepidophthalmus eiseni Holmes, 1904 |
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Lepidophthalmus is a genus of ghost shrimp, containing the following species:[1]
Only one species is known from the fossil record:[2] remains attributable to the extant species Lepidophthalmus jamaicense have been found in Upper Pleistocene deposits at Port Morant Harbour in the parish of St. Thomas, Jamaica.[3]