Ostracoda - Leperditicopida - Leperditiidae
Parent taxon: Leperditicopida according to R. H. Benson et al. 1961
Sister taxa: Bingeria, Bispinitia, Chevroleperditia, Dalelina, Eomoelleritia, Holtedahlites, Isochilinidae, Ivia, Paraeoleperditia, Paraleperditia, Paramoelleritia, Sinoleperditia, Sollenella, Tirisochilina, Tollita, Yokopsis
Subtaxa: Anisochilina Bivia Briartina Carbonia Cyprida Eoleperditia Gibberella Hermannina Herrmannina Heterochilina Leperditia Moelleritia Schrenckia Sibiritia
Ecology: epifaunal detritivore
Distribution:
• Permian of United States (1: Alaska collection)
• Carboniferous of United States (1: Colorado)
• Devonian of Canada (2: Northern Territories, Nova Scotia), China (7), Germany (1), Norway (1), the Russian Federation (6), United States (15: Alaska, New York, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Maryland, and Pennyslvania)
• Silurian of Canada (54: Manitoba, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Ontario, Quebec), Germany (1), Lithuania (4), Norway (6), the Russian Federation (23), Sweden (9), Ukraine (3), the United Kingdom (5), United States (114: Alaska, California, Indiana, Iowa, Maryland, Michigan, Michigan and Ohio, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, West Virginia)
• Whiterockian of Canada (7: Newfoundland, Northwest Territories), United States (58: California, Nevada, Utah)
• Chazyan of Canada (7: Northwest Territories, Ontario, Quebec), United States (57: New York)
• Arenigian of Canada (2: Northwest Territories)
• Ordovician of Argentina (1), Australia (2), Canada (33: Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Nunvait, Ontario, Quebec), the Czech Republic (1), Greenland (1), the Russian Federation (4), United States (149: Alaska, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Utah, Virginia, Wisconsin)
• Tremadoc of Canada (1: Northwest Territories)
• Ibexian of United States (3: Nevada)
• Cambrian of the United Kingdom (1), United States (4: Texas)
Total: 584 collections including 652 occurrences