Ostracoda - Podocopida - Trachyleberididae
Parent taxon: Trachyleberididae according to M. C. Keen 1975
See also Bertels 1969 and Bertels 1974
Sister taxa: Abyssocythere, Acanthocythereis, Actinocythereis, Agrenocythere, Ambocythere, Anebocythereis, Aracajuia, Archicythereis, Atlanticythere, Bicornucythere, Bosquetina, Brachycythere, Brachycytherinae, Buntoniinae, Carinocythereis, Cativella, Celtia, Dutoitella, Echinocythereis, Glencoeleberis, Hirsutocythere, Hyphalocythere, Idiocythere, Isocythereis, Legitimocythere, Leniocythere, Mimicocythereis, Murrayina, Normanicythere, Oligocythereis, Orionina, Oxycythereis, Paleoblitacythereis, Pennyella, Phalcocythere, Protobuntonia, Pseudobosquetina, Rabilimis, Rocalaberininae, Rocaleberidinae, Rugocythereis, Sapucariella, Spinoleberis, Spongicythere, Suhmicythere, Taracythere, Trachycythere, Trachyleberidinae
Subtaxa: Ruggieria
Ecology: epifaunal detritivore-grazer
Distribution:
• Miocene of Italy (7 collections), South Africa (3), Türkiye (2)
• Oligocene of Sierra Leone (3)
• Eocene of Togo (5)
Total: 20 collections including 24 occurrences