Alternative spelling: Neolampadoida
Full reference: G. M. Philip. 1963. Two Australian Tertiary neolampadids, and the classification of cassiduloid echinoids. Palaeontology 6:718-726
Parent taxon: Cassiduloida according to A. Kroh and A. B. Smith 2010
See also Durham and Wagner 1966 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Astropygaulus, Bothryopneutes, Calilampus, Cassidulina, Centropygus, Claviaster, Clypeanthus, Conoclypeus, Echinanthus, Eogaleropygus, Gitolampas, Harduinia, Laticlypus, Lovenilampas, Ovulechinus, Platypygus, Procassidulus, Pygurostoma, Stegopygus
Subtaxa: Neolampadidae
Ecology: infaunal detritivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Italy (3 collections), Madagascar (2)
• Oligocene to Miocene of Malta (2)
• Oligocene of Cuba (1)
• Eocene of Australia (1), Cote D'Ivoire (2), Cuba (1), India (1), Jamaica (1), Mexico (1), United States (38: Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina)
• Paleocene of United States (1: New Jersey)
Total: 54 collections including 68 occurrences