Lepidophthalmus is a
genus of
ghost shrimp, containing the following species:
- Lepidophthalmus bocourti (A. Milne-Edwards, 1870)
- Lepidophthalmus eiseni Holmes, 1904
- Lepidophthalmus grandidieri (Coutière, 1899)
- Lepidophthalmus jamaicense (Schmitt, 1935)
- Lepidophthalmus louisianensis (Schmitt, 1935)
- Lepidophthalmus manningi Feder & Staton, 2000
- Lepidophthalmus rafai Felder & Manning, 1998
- Lepidophthalmus richardi Felder & Manning, 1997
- Lepidophthalmus rosae (Nobili, 1904)
- Lepidophthalmus sinuensis Lemaitre & Rodrigues, 1991
- Lepidophthalmus siriboia Felder & Rodrigues, 1993
- Lepidophthalmus socotrensis Sakai & Apel, 2002
- Lepidophthalmus tridentatus (Von Martens, 1868)
- Lepidophthalmus turneranus (White, 1861)
Only one species is known from the
fossil record: 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.
