Ostracoda - Podocopida - Trachyleberididae
Parent taxon: Trachyleberididae according to R. H. Benson et al. 1961
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Abyssocythere, Actinocythereis, Agrenocythere, Ambocythere, Anebocythereis, Archicythereis, Atlanticythere, Brachycythere, Buntoniinae, Carinocythereis, Cativella, Dutoitella, Glencoeleberis, Hirsutocythere, Hyphalocythere, Idiocythere, Isocythereis, Legitimocythere, Leniocythere, Murrayina, Normanicythere, Oligocythereis, Oxycythereis, Pennyella, Phalcocythere, Protobuntonia, Pseudobosquetina, Pterygocythereidinae, Rabilimis, Rocalaberininae, Rocaleberidinae, Rugocythereis, Spinoleberis, Spongicythere, Suhmicythere, Taracythere, Trachycythere, Trachyleberidinae
Subtaxa: Orionina vaughani
Ecology: epifaunal detritivore-grazer
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (1: Florida collection)
• Pliocene of United States (1: North Carolina)
• Miocene of Colombia (6), Puerto Rico (1), Trinidad and Tobago (3)
• Oligocene of Puerto Rico (4)
• Eocene of North Atlantic (1)
Total: 17 collections including 18 occurrences
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