Echinoidea - Cassiduloida - Neolampadidae
Full reference: R. L. Squires and R. A. Demetrion. 1995. A New Genus of Cassiduloid Echinoid from the Lower Eocene of the Pacific Coast of Western North America and a New Report of Cassidulus ellipticus Kew, 1920, from the Lower Eocene of Baja California Sur, Mexico. Journal of Paleontology 69(3):509-515
Parent taxon: Pliolampadidae according to R. L. Squires and R. A. Demetrion 1995
Sister taxa: Daradaster, Eurhodia, Ilarionia, Kephrenia, Neocatopygus, Pliolampas, Pseudopygaulus, Santeelampas, Studeria, Termieria
Subtaxa: Calilampas californiensis
Type: Calilampas californiensis
Ecology: infaunal detritivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of Mexico (1 collection), United States (1: California)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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