Ostracoda - Podocopida - Cytherideidae
Parent taxon: Cytherideinae according to R. H. Benson et al. 1961
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Anomocytheridea, Artesiocythere, Asciocythere, Clithrocytheridea, Cophinia, Cyamocytheridea, Cytherideini, Dolocytheridea, Fossocytheridea, Galliaecytheridea, Haplocytherideini, Kalyptovalva, Kentrodictyocythere, Netrocytheridea, Nodophthalmocythere, Palaeocytheridella, Peratocytheridea, Phelocyprideis, Pichottia, Pseudocytheridea, Soudanocytheridea, Sphenocytheridea, Vernoniella
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: epifaunal detritivore-grazer
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Canada (8: Ontario, Quebec collections), United States (1: New York)
Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence
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