Ostracoda - Podocopida - Brachycytheridae
Parent taxon: Cytheroidea according to A. P. Carignano 2012
See also Ballent 1980 and Crasquin-Soleau et al. 2000
Sister taxa: Berounellidae, Bythocytheridae, Pseudocytheridae
Subtaxa: Acuminobrachycythere Alatacythere Amphicythere Apatocythere Bosquetina Digmocythere Diogmopteron Dordoniella Kikliocythere Macrodentina Perissocytheridea Polydentina Pterygocythere Pterygocythereis Rhombocythere
Ecology: epifaunal detritivore-grazer
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Italy (3 collections)
• Pliocene of United States (1: North Carolina)
• Miocene to Pliocene of Australia (1)
• Miocene of Belgium (1), Peru (1), Poland (13), Puerto Rico (1), Trinidad and Tobago (3)
• Oligocene of Germany (1), Mexico (3)
• Eocene of Hungary (1), the United Kingdom (3)
• Paleocene of Trinidad and Tobago (3)
• Cretaceous of Argentina (4), Austria (1), France (1), Germany (1), the Netherlands (1), Portugal (17), Saudi Arabia (1), Spain (1), Tunisia (1)
• Jurassic of Saudi Arabia (1), Switzerland (1)
• Triassic of Italy (1), United States (1: Alaska)
Total: 67 collections including 73 occurrences