Subfamily Urocythereidinae Hartmann and Puri 1974 (ostracod)
Ostracoda - Podocopida - Hemicytheridae
Parent taxon: Hemicytheridae according to F. Sciuto 2014
Sister taxa: Absonocytheropteron, Ambostracon, Aurila, Aurilini, Bradleyini, Campylocytherinae, Coquimbini, Echinocythereidinae, Elofsonella, Hemicythere, Hemicytheria, Hermanites, Heterocythereis, Muellerina, Mutilus, Neobuntonia, Nephokirkos, Oertliellinae, Orioninae, Orioninini, Patagonacythere, Pokornyellini, Procythereis, Quadracythere, Reussicythere, Robustaurila, Thaerocytherinae
Subtaxa: Urocythereis
Type: Urocythereis
Ecology: epifaunal detritivore-grazer
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Italy (1 collection), United States (1: California)
• Pliocene of Greece (1)
• Miocene of Algeria (1)
Total: 4 collections including 5 occurrences