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, Hemicytheridae, Hemikrithe, Juvenix, Kerocytheridae, Leptocytheridae, Lymnocytheridae, Mandelstamia, Marslatourella, Mediocytherideis, Naviculina, Neocytherideidae, Paenula, Palaeocytheridea, Paradoxostomatidae, Pavloviella, Pectocytheridae, Platycythere, Progonocytheridae, Protocytheridae, Pseudocytheromorpha, Pseudocytherura, Pseudokrithe, Pulviella, Rectocythere, Rubracea, Ruttenella, Saida, Schizocytheridae, Segmina, Semicytheridea, Sinusuellidae, Stillina, Taxodiella, Thalmannia, Tomiellidae, Trachyleberidae, Velarocythere, Vicinia
Subtaxa: Acuticythereis Basslerites 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 Colombia (2), France (1), Greece (2), Panama (1), Peru (1), South Africa (2), Trinidad and Tobago (3), United States (1: Maryland), Venezuela (12)
• Oligocene of Germany (1), Mexico (1), Puerto Rico (1), United States (1: North Carolina)
• Eocene of Libya (1), Nigeria (6), the United Kingdom (1), United States (5: Alabama)
• Paleocene of Indian Ocean (2)
• Ordovician of Canada (1: Northwest Territories)
Total: 48 collections including 53 occurrences