Ostracoda - Podocopida - Hemicytheridae
Parent taxon: Hemicytheridae according to E. M. Brouwers 1992
Sister taxa: Absonocytheropteron, Ambostracon, Aurila, Aurilini, Bradleyini, Campylocytherinae, Coquimbini, Echinocythereidinae, Elofsonella, Hemicythere, Hemicytheria, Hermanites, Heterocythereis, Muellerina, Mutilus, Neobuntonia, Nephokirkos, Oertliellinae, Orioninini, Patagonacythere, Pokornyellini, Procythereis, Quadracythere, Reussicythere, Robustaurila, Thaerocytherinae, Urocythereidinae
Subtaxa: Occultocythereis
Ecology: epifaunal detritivore-grazer
Distribution:
• Miocene of Poland (4 collections)
• Oligocene of Antigua and Barbuda (1), Puerto Rico (1)
• Eocene of Bangladesh (2), Libya (1), Mexico (1), Pakistan (1)
• Cretaceous to Paleogene of Argentina (1)
Total: 12 collections including 13 occurrences