Stenolaemata - Cyclostomata - Cytididae
Alternative spelling: Cytisidae
Parent taxon: Cancellata according to K. Zágoršek and A. Kroh 2003
See also Bassler 1953 and Voigt 1924
Sister taxa: Calvetiidae, Crisinidae, Horneridae, Petaloporidae, Pseudidmoneidae, Stegohorneridae
Subtaxa: Bicavea Chartecytis Cytis Desmepora Diplodesmopora Echinocava Heterocrisina Homoeosolen Hypocytis Osculipora Plethopora Plethoporella Retenoa Semicytella Stephanodesma Supercytis Tetrapora Truncatulipora Unicytis
Type: Cytis
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Paleocene of Denmark (1 collection)
• Cretaceous of Austria (1), the Czech Republic (1), France (7), Germany (3), Sweden (1), Switzerland (1), United States (1: Texas)
• Jurassic of France (1), Romania (1)
Total: 18 collections including 21 occurrences