Parent taxon: Cassiduloida according to A. S. Osborn et al. 2016
See also Kier 1962, Kier 1966, Nisiyama 1968 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Astropygaulus, Bothryopneutes, Calilampus, Cassidulina, Centropygus, Claviaster, Clypeanthus, Conoclypeus, Echinanthus, Eogaleropygus, Harduinia, Laticlypus, Lovenilampas, Neolampadina, Ovulechinus, Platypygus, Procassidulus, Pygurostoma, Stegopygus
Subtaxa: Gitolampas sendaica Gitolampas tunctana Gitolampas twitchelli
Ecology: slow-moving semi-infaunal detritivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (1: South Carolina collection)
• Paleocene of Spain (1), United States (8: Alabama, Georgia)
• Cretaceous of Iraq (1)
Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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