Parent taxon: Ostracoda according to J. J., Jr. Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Acanthomeridion, Acrossula, Amicytheridea, Anabarochilina, Anfedatia, Aristaluta, Aurilia, Australopsis, Beichuania, Bennviaspis, Beyrichiocopa, Biaurina, Borodiella, Boucekites, Brachycytheropteron, Brasacypris, Bullaluta, Buregiidae, Bursulella, Cambraechmina, Carnarvonia, Cedocamia, Craspedopyxion, Crescenticythere, Cuselina, Cyclocypris, Cyprinotus, Cytheropsis, Damaoella, Darwinulacea, Dhrumaella, Dorispina, Duibianella, Fengtaiella, Flemingia, Flemingopsis, Galeopsis, Gelidicella, Gerdalia, Gerubiella, Gladioscutum, Glossicythereis, Golcondella, Hameaschmidtella, Hemiaechminoides, Heterocypris, Huanghuaella, Hupehella, Ilmenoindivisia, Infracytheropteron, Ivaria, Jixinglingella, Koilocythere, Kuiperiana, Kuresaaria, Liagnshanella, Limbatulocopida, Lublinella, Ludvigsenites, Maghrebeis, Majiashanella, Mannosocmia, Marginotimorites, Microcosmia, Moorea, Myodocopa, Myodocopomorpha, Navicularina, Neoatlanticythere, Netzkaina, Oepikaluta, Palaecopamorphes, Paleocopa, Paleocythere, Paleodarwinula, Parashergoldopsis, Paratsunyiella, Phasoia, Plesidielymella, Podocopa, Podocopomorpha, Ponthocythere, Prasuchonella, Pseudonodellina, Pseudoperissocytheridea, Reginacypris, Renicytherura, Reticulocambria, Reversoparaparchites, Rockallia, Schallreuterina, Septadella, Shergoldopsis, Sigillium, Sigmoopsidae, Spytihnevites, Suchonellina, Supratoarcina, Svealuta, Tatariella, Tegaspis, Tethysia, Tetrasulcata, Torusilina, Trapezisylthere, Utsatia, Uvonhactia, Venzavella, Vitella, Volganelloidea, Yaxianella, Yulinella, Zerqacythere
Subtaxa: Acuprisma Amphicostella Beckerhealdia Catacoraites Conbathella Diura Heterma Luniprisma Octonariellina Planoria Poniklacella Primitivothilipsurella Rothellina Semihealdioides Svatojonitella Tumidella Wangiiawania
Ecology: epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Jurassic of the United Kingdom (1 collection)
• Silurian of Canada (2: Québec)
• Ordovician to Silurian of Canada (1: Québec)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence