Lepidophthalmus Holmes 1904 (decapod)

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Callichiridae

Synonyms: Lepidophthalminus Sakai 2015, Lepidophthalmoides Sakai 2011, Podocallichirus Sakai 1999

Parent taxon: Callichiridae according to C.E. Schweitzer et al. 2023

See also Hyzny and Dulai 2013, Manning and Felder 1991 and Schweitzer et al. 2010

Sister taxa: Balsscallichirus, Calliapaguropinae, Callichirus, Corallianassa, Eoglypturus, Glypturoides, Glypturus, Karumballichirus, Laticallichirus, Neocallichirus, Vecticallichirus

Subtaxa: Lepidophthalmus crateriferus Lepidophthalmus jamaicense Podocallichirus laepaensis

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Ecology: infaunal detritivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Jamaica (1 collection)

• Miocene of Spain (1)

• Oligocene of Hungary (1)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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