Ostracoda - Platycopida - Lichviniidae
Parent taxon: Cytherelloidea according to A. Liebau 2005
See also Abushik and Evdokimova 2016 and Benson et al. 1961
Sister taxa: Cytherellidae, Cytherelloidea alabamensis, Cytherelloidea bastropensis, Cytherelloidea btaterensis, Cytherelloidea byramensis, Cytherelloidea castleberryensis, Cytherelloidea chawneri, Cytherelloidea danvillensis, Cytherelloidea hiwanneensis, Cytherelloidea leonensis, Cytherelloidea montgomeryensis, Cytherelloidea murdercreekensis, Cytherelloidea ouachitensis, Cytherelloidea rosefieldensis, Cytherelloidea smithvillensis, Cytherelloidea tombigbeensis, Cytherelloidea veatchiana, Cytherelloidea vicksburgensis, Gotlandellidae, Spinososioellidae
Subtaxa: Alveolella Evlanella Kalugia Lichvinia Trinota
Type: Lichvinia
Ecology: epifaunal detritivore-suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Devonian of France (3 collections), Germany (1), the Russian Federation (4), Ukraine (1)
• Silurian of Germany (1), the Russian Federation (1)
Total: 11 collections including 17 occurrences