Ostracoda - Podocopida - Cytherideidae
Parent taxon: Cytherideinae according to R. H. Benson et al. 1961
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Anomocytheridea, Asciocythere, Clithrocytheridea, Cophinia, Cyamocytheridea, Dolocytheridea, Fossocytheridea, Galliaecytheridea, Heterocyprideis, Kalyptovalva, Kentrodictyocythere, Netrocytheridea, Nodophthalmocythere, Palaeocytheridella, Peratocytheridea, Phelocyprideis, Pichottia, Pseudocytheridea, Sphenocytheridea, Vernoniella
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: epifaunal detritivore-grazer
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (1: Florida collection)
• Miocene of Cuba (1), Puerto Rico (6), Venezuela (6)
• Oligocene of Italy (1), Puerto Rico (11)
• Eocene of United States (4: Alabama, North Carolina, Texas)
• Paleocene of United States (1: Missouri)
• Cretaceous of Germany (1), Mexico (1), United States (4: Alabama)
Total: 37 collections including 44 occurrences
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