Parent taxon: Podocopida according to J. Blaszyk 1987
See also Babinot and Colin 2011, Ballent 1980, Ballent et al. 2011, Bertels 1969, Bertels 1972, Bertels 1973, Bertels 1974, Bertels 1975, Cabral et al. 2014, Carignano 2012, Carignano and Ballent 2009, Carignano and Cusminsky 2015, Carignano and Varela 2011, Chitnarin 2017, Crasquin 2008, Forel 2017, Hazel 1983, Hazel and Holden 1971, Liebau 2005, Musacchio 1973, Sebe et al. 2013, Tanaka 2018, Uliana and Musacchio 1978, Van Itterbeeck et al. 2007 and Wild and Stilwell 2016
Sister taxa: Abrocythereis, Abursus, Abyssocypris, Abyssocythereis, Actiangulata, Acuticytheretta, Aegyptiana, Afranticythereis, Afrocytheridea, Agulhasina, Aikenicythere, Alatacavellina, Alataleberis, Algerina, Allocythereis, Alocopocythere, Altha, Amphileberis, Amphistegina, Aneisohealdia, Angliaecytheridea, Ankumia, Anommatocyther, Anxiania, Apateloschizocythere, Aphrikanecythere, Aratrocypris, Archeocosta, Argenticytheretta, Arrazocypris, Artifactella, Aruduce, Ascetoleberis, Asturiella, Asymmetricythere, Australicythere, Aysegulina, Baffincythere, Bairdiocopina, Bairdiohealdites, Bairdiomorpha, Balowella, Barrychilina, Batavocythere, Bathycythere, Beatamoosina, Bicornucythere, Bolbozoella, Borovitchella, Bosquetia, Bufanchiste, Bulbosclerites, Calcaribeyrichia, Capsacythere, Caribbella, Casterocythere, Caytonidea, Ceratocratia, Chapmanicythereis, Chejudocythere, Chrysocythere, Cistacythereis, Cladarocythere, Cleithranchiste, Cletocythereis, Clinocythere, Cluthia, Collisboris, Condomyra, Coniferina, Coquimba, Cornicythereis, Cornucoquimba, Costaveenia, Craspedographylus, Crassacythere, Crenaleya, Cretaceratina, Cristaeleberis, Crucicornina, Cypridocopina, Cystacythereis, Cytherideoidea, Cytherocopina, Dahomeya, Dallonella, Darwinulocopina, Dentokrithe, Dicrorygma, Dictocythere, Diebelina, Donmacythere, Doratocythere, Dornbuschia, Dumontina, Egenacythere, Egorovia, Egorovitina, Ellesmerina, Eobuntonia, Eocytheridea, Eopaijenborchella, Eoparaparchites, Eorotundracythere, Eostephanella, Eripleura, Escharacytheridea, Estonaceratella, Eudecacythere, Euglyphella, Euthlipsurella, Fabanella, Falsocythere, Fastigastocythere, Faveolebris, Finmarchinella, Fissocrinocythere, Flabellimutilis, Flexuocythere, Forbescythere, Foveoleberis, Frostiella, Fueloepicythere, Fuhrbergiella, Gammacythere, Garnuella, Gerbeckites, Gibberlebeis, Ginginella, Glabellacythere, Glyptocythere, Glyptogatocythere, Glyptolichvinella, Golcocythere, Gramannella, Grekoffiana, Grinioneis, Gruendelella, Grundelella, Gujaratella, Gunneropsis, Gyrocythere, Hammatocythere, Hanaiborchella, Hanaiceratina, Hanaicythere, Harperopsis, Haughtonileberis, Healdiacypris, Healdiocopina, Heliocythere, Hellebardia, Heptaloculites, Hercynocythere, Herrigocyther, Hesslandites, Hiltermannicythere, Holcopocythere, Horrificiella, Hourqia, Hyphasmaphora, Hystricocythere, Iatella, Imhotepia, Ionicythere, Iraqicythereis, Isobuntonia, Isohabrocythere, Jefina, Jingguella, Kaesleria, Karsteneis, Kefiella, Keijella, Keslingiella, Kirtonella, Krausellina, Kroemmelbeinella, Kroemmelbeinia, Kummerowia, Lankacythere, Lesleya, Liasopteron, Ligerina, Lindisfarnia, Liujingnia, Lixouria, Ljubimovella, Loculibairdia, Londinia, Longyuanella, Lophoctenella, Louza, Loxocorniculum, Macrosarisa, Macrypsilon, Majungaella, Mandawacythere, Mandocythere, Margoplanitia, Martinicythere, Matronella, Mauritsina, Megommatocythere, Memoria, Messinella, Metacopina, Microparaparchites, Micropneumatocythere, Miocytheridea, Moosina, Morkhovenia, Morkhovenicythereis, Murthya, Namaia, Nanacythere, Nanurocythereis, Navarracythere, Necrateria, Nemoceratina, Neobairdia, Neoberounella, Neocraterellina, Neocytheretta, Neonyhamnella, Neooctonaria, Neophrecythere, Neothlipsura, Netschajewiana, Nigeria, Nigeroloxoconcha, Nikitinella, Nonurocythereis, Nophrecythere, Notocythere, Novocypris, Nucleolina, Nuguschia, Obisafitella, Oblitacythereis, Occlusacythereis, Occulocytheropteron, Octonaria, Octosylthere, Olbia, Olimfalunia, Ommatokrithe, Opimocythere, Orbitolina, Ordoniya, Ornatoleberis, Ouachitaia, Ovatoquasillites, Pacambocythere, Pachycaudites, Pachydomelloides, Paleocosta, Papillatabairdia, Paracytheromorpha, Paraexophthalmocythere, Paragrenocythere, Parahemingwayella, Paramicrocheilinella, Paranotacythere, Paraschizocythere, Parasterbergella, Pariceratina, Parvacythereis, Peloriops, Peteraurila, Phodeucythere, Phthanoloxoconcha, Phyrocythere, Physocythere, Pinnoxypridea, Pistocythereis, Planileberis, Plantella, Platycopa, Pleurifera, Pneumatocythere, Podocopina, Polenovula, Porkornyopsis, Posacythere, Praemunseyella, Praephacorhabdotus, Praeschuleridea, Predarwinula, Premunseyella, Proabyssocypris, Procytherideis, Progoncythere, Progonoidea, Prorectella, Prosumia, Protoacanthcythere, Protoargilloecia, Protojonesia, Psammocytheridae, Pseudacantoscapha, Pseudoaurila, Pseudocavellina, Pseudoceratina, Pseudocytheretta, Pseudohustonia, Pseudoprotocythere, Pseudopsammocythere, Puricytheretta, Qingjiania, Radimella, Ranicella, Raymoorea, Rayneria, Rectobuntonia, Reticulina, Reticulocosta, Revisylthere, Reymenticosta, Rhadinocythere, Rhocobairdia, Rimacytheropteron, Rishona, Robertsonites, Ropolonellidae, Rostrocytheridea, Ruchholzella, Rudderina, Ruggieriella, Rushdisaidina, Rutlandella, Saalfeldella, Sahnicythere, Sarlatina, Sarsicytheridea, Saumella, Saxellacythere, Scaphium, Scepticocythereis, Schleesha, Schneideria, Semicytheretta, Septiferina, Sigilliocopina, Simicypris, Sinocytheridea, Sleia, Sondagella, Soudanella, Spinomicrtocheilinella, Stenestroemia, Sternbergea, Stigmatocythere, Stravia, Swainocythere, Sylthere, Syltherella, Sylvestra, Tavanicythere, Tchizhovaella, Tegmenia, Tenedocythere, Terquemula, Tetracytherurua, Thlipsohealdia, Thlipsorothella, Tianjinia, Tickalacythere, Toolongella, Trachyleberidoidea, Triadohealdia, Tricordis, Triebacythere, Trinacriacythere, Tuberculocythere, Tuberoceratina, Tungschuania, Turmaekrithe, Typhloeucytherura, Valumoceratina, Veeniacythereis, Veeniceratina, Velapezoides, Ventrocythereis, Verseya, Vitjasiella, Wellandia, Xenoleveris, Xiajiangella, Yiduella, Zabythocypris, Zagorala, Zenkovaelina
Subtaxa: Atjehella Bronsteiniana Climacoidea Covracytheridae Cytheralison Emphasia Exophthalmocythere Falunia Habrocythere Hemicytheridae Hemikrithe Juvenix Kerocytheridae Leguminocythereidae Leptocytheridae Lymnocytheridae Mandelstamia Marslatourella Mediocytherideis Naviculina Neocytherideidae Paenula Palaeocytheridea Paradoxostomatidae Pavloviella Pectocytheridae Platycythere Progonocytheridae Protocytheridae Pseudocytheromorpha Pseudocytherura Pseudokrithe Pulviella Rectocythere Rubracea Ruttenella Saida Schizocytheridae Segmina Semicytheridea Sinusuellidae Stillina Taxodiella Thalmannia Tomiellidae Trachyleberidae Velarocythere Vicinia
Ecology: epifaunal detritivore-grazer