Parent taxon: Conchostraca according to P. Ellenberger 1970
See also Guthörl 1934
Sister taxa: Cycloconchoididae, Eustheria, Fushunograptiidae, Isauridae, Leaiidae, Leaiina, Limnadopsidae, Sphaerestheria, Ulugkemia
Subtaxa: Estheria ameliae Estheria ciofaloi Estheria drakensbergi Estheria drummi Estheria gemellaroi Estheria kubaczeki Estheria limbata Estheria loczyi Estheria middendorfi Estheria minuta Estheria obenaueri Estheria radiata Estheria rimosa Estheria schopeni
Ecology: slow-moving nektobenthic suspension feeder-detritivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Cameroon (1 collection), China (1), the Russian Federation (1)
• Jurassic of Argentina (1), Lesotho (1)
• Triassic of Angola (1), Chile (1), France (2), Hungary (2), Svalbard and Jan Mayen (2), Thailand (1), Turkey (1)
• Leonard of United States (1: Oklahoma)
• Permian of Germany (1), United States (3: Oklahoma, Texas)
• Carboniferous of Germany (5)
• Devonian of Belgium (2)
Total: 27 collections including 30 occurrences
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