Superfamily Cypridinacea Baird 1845 (ostracod)
Parent taxon: Myodocopina according to O.-G. Sebe et al. 2013
See also Benson et al. 1961
Sister taxa: Cylindroleberidoidea, Cypridinoidea, Entomozoidea, Mesoleberis, Polycopoidea, Sarsielloidea
Subtaxa: Cyclindroleberididae Cypridinellidae Cyprosis Ranapeltis Rhombinidae
Type: Cypridina
Ecology: planktonic suspension feeder-detritivore
Distribution:
• Permian of Italy (2 collections)
• Carboniferous of the United Kingdom (1)
• Devonian of Argentina (1), France (1)
• Silurian to Devonian of United States (1: Oklahoma)
Total: 6 collections including 8 occurrences