Ostracoda - Podocopida - Leguminocythereidae
Parent taxon: Cytheracea according to R. H. Benson et al. 1961
Sister taxa: Atjehella, Bronsteiniana, Climacoidea, Covracytheridae, Cytheralison, Emphasia, Exophthalmocythere, Falunia, Habrocythere, Hemikrithe, Juvenix, Leptocytheridae, Lymnocytheridae, Mandelstamia, Marslatourella, Mediocytherideis, Naviculina, Neocytherideidae, Paenula, Palaeocytheridea, Pavloviella, Pectocytheridae, Platycythere, Protocytheridae, Pseudocytheromorpha, Pseudocytherura, Pseudokrithe, Pulviella, Rectocythere, Rubracea, Ruttenella, Saida, Segmina, Semicytheridea, Sinusuellidae, Stillina, Taxodiella, Thalmannia, Tomiellidae, Trachyleberidae, Velarocythere, Vicinia
Subtaxa: Acuticythereis Campylocythere Leguminocythereis
Type: Leguminocythereis
Ecology: epifaunal detritivore-grazer
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (2: Florida collections)
• Pliocene of United States (1: North Carolina)
• Miocene of Peru (1), South Africa (2), United States (1: Maryland), Venezuela (1)
• Oligocene of Germany (1), Mexico (1), United States (1: North Carolina)
• Eocene of Benin (1), Libya (1), Togo (4), the United Kingdom (1), United States (5: Alabama)
• Paleocene of Benin (3), Indian Ocean (2), Togo (5)
Total: 33 collections including 39 occurrences