Parent taxon: Cytheracea according to R. H. Benson et al. 1961
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Atjehella, Bronsteiniana, Climacoidea, Covracytheridae, Emphasia, Exophthalmocythere, Falunia, Habrocythere, Hemikrithe, Juvenix, Leguminocythereidae, Leptocytheridae, Lymnocytheridae, Mandelstamia, Marslatourella, Mediocytherideis, Naviculina, Neocytherideidae, Paenula, Palaeocytheridea, Pavloviella, Pectocytheridae, Platycythere, Protocytheridae, Pseudocytheromorpha, Pseudocytherura, Pseudokrithe, Pulviella, Rectocythere, Rubracea, Ruttenella, Saida, Segmina, Semicytheridea, Sinusuellidae, Stillina, Taxodiella, Thalmannia, Tomiellidae, Trachyleberidae, Velarocythere, Vicinia
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: epifaunal detritivore-grazer
Distribution:
• Pliocene of New Zealand (1 collection)
• Oligocene of New Zealand (1)
• Eocene of New Zealand (1), South Pacific (2)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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