Ostracoda - Podocopida - Trachyleberididae
Parent taxon: Trachyleberidinae according to A. W. Marianos and J. W. Valentine 1958
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Afranticythereis, Aleisocythereis, Antibythocypris, Apatoleberis, Asperrissimocythere, Asymmetricythere, Basslerites, Benina, Castillocythereis, Costa, Curfsina, Cythereis, Falsobuntonia, Fissocythere, Glenocythere, Henryhowella, Hysterocythereis, Jubatocythere, Kamajcythereis, Kingmaina, Oertliella, Orthrocosta, Paracaudites, Paraplatycosta, Petalocythereis, Philoneptunus, Platycosta, Platycythereis, Protocosta, Pterygocythereidini, Quasibuntonia, Rehacythereis, Repandocosta, Sthenarocythereis, Trachyleberidini, Trachyleberis, Veenia, Woodeltia
Subtaxa: Trachyleberidea capayensis Trachyleberidea cronini Trachyleberidea elegans
Ecology: epifaunal detritivore-grazer
Distribution:
• Oligocene of Indian Ocean (1 collection)
• Eocene of Indian Ocean (4), North Atlantic (2), United States (1: California)
• Paleocene of Indian Ocean (1)
Total: 9 collections including 10 occurrences
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