Subfamily Ilyocypridinae Kaufmann 1900 (ostracod)

Ostracoda - Podocopida - Ilyocyprididae

Parent taxon: Ilyocyprididae according to A. Mennad et al. 2020

See also Ballent et al. 2011, Bertels 1972, Carignano 2012 and Musacchio 1973

Sister taxa: Rhinocypris, Talicyprideinae

Subtaxa: Ilyocypris Neuquenocypris

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Ecology: epifaunal detritivore-grazer

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Canada (1: Alberta collection), China (2), the Congo-Kinshasa (1), Italy (1), Kenya (8), Mexico (1), Portugal (1), Spain (1), the United Kingdom (2), United States (1: Kansas)

• Pliocene of India (1), Kenya (1)

• Turolian of Spain (1)

• Miocene of Switzerland (1)

• Oligocene of Germany (1), Peru (1)

• Eocene to Oligocene of Peru (1)

• Eocene of Peru (1)

• Paleocene of China (1)

• Cretaceous of Algeria (2), Argentina (14), Brazil (1), Spain (1)

Total: 46 collections including 61 occurrences

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