Ostracoda - Podocopida - Pectocytheridae
Parent taxon: Cytheracea according to M. A. Ayress 1995
See also Bertels 1973 and Bertels 1975
Sister taxa: Atjehella, Bronsteiniana, Climacoidea, Covracytheridae, Cytheralison, Emphasia, Exophthalmocythere, Falunia, Habrocythere, Hemikrithe, Juvenix, Leguminocythereidae, Leptocytheridae, Lymnocytheridae, Mandelstamia, Marslatourella, Mediocytherideis, Naviculina, Neocytherideidae, Paenula, Palaeocytheridea, Pavloviella, Platycythere, Protocytheridae, Pseudocytheromorpha, Pseudocytherura, Pseudokrithe, Pulviella, Rectocythere, Rubracea, Ruttenella, Saida, Segmina, Semicytheridea, Sinusuellidae, Stillina, Taxodiella, Thalmannia, Tomiellidae, Trachyleberidae, Velarocythere, Vicinia
Subtaxa: Ameghinocythere Arcacythere Keijia Munseyella Paramunseyella Pectocythere
Ecology: epifaunal detritivore-grazer
Distribution:
• Quaternary of India (2 collections), Panama (1)
• Miocene of South Africa (1), Trinidad and Tobago (2)
• Eocene of New Zealand (1), United States (1: California)
• Paleocene of Argentina (15), Indian Ocean (1), Trinidad and Tobago (1)
• Cretaceous to Paleogene of Argentina (3)
• Cretaceous of Argentina (10)
Total: 38 collections including 61 occurrences