Ostracoda - Podocopida - Protocytheridae
Parent taxon: Cytheracea according to B. Andreu and G. Tronchetti 1994
Sister taxa: Atjehella, Bronsteiniana, Climacoidea, Covracytheridae, Cytheralison, Emphasia, Exophthalmocythere, Falunia, Habrocythere, Hemikrithe, Juvenix, Leguminocythereidae, Leptocytheridae, Lymnocytheridae, Mandelstamia, Marslatourella, Mediocytherideis, Naviculina, Neocytherideidae, Paenula, Palaeocytheridea, Pavloviella, Pectocytheridae, Platycythere, Pseudocytheromorpha, Pseudocytherura, Pseudokrithe, Pulviella, Rectocythere, Rubracea, Ruttenella, Saida, Segmina, Semicytheridea, Sinusuellidae, Stillina, Taxodiella, Thalmannia, Tomiellidae, Trachyleberidae, Velarocythere, Vicinia
Subtaxa: Aaleniella
Ecology: epifaunal detritivore-grazer
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Kazakhstan (1 collection)
• Jurassic of Germany (11)
Total: 12 collections each including a single occurrence