†family Beyrichiopsidae Henningsmoen 1953 (ostracod)
Ostracoda - Platycopida - Beyrichiopsidae
Synonyms: Knoxidae Egorov 1950, Mennerellidae Polenova 1960
Parent taxon: Kloedenelloidea according to S. Crasquin and M. B. Forel 2010
See also Benson et al. 1961
Sister taxa: none
Subtaxa: Beyrichiella Beyrichiopsis Gipsella Kloedenellitina Mennerella Plavskella Semilukiella Tambovia
Type: Beyrichiopsis
Ecology: epifaunal detritivore-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of China (6 collections), Saudi Arabia (1)
• Osagean of United States (1: Illinois)
• Carboniferous of United States (1: California)
• Devonian of Poland (3), the Russian Federation (4), United States (1: Nevada)
Total: 17 collections including 18 occurrences