Ostracoda - Podocopida - Cytheridae
Alternative spelling: Schizocytheridae
Parent taxon: Cytheridae according to A. Liebau 2005
See also Benson et al. 1961 and Bertels 1975
Sister taxa: Camptocythere, Cnestocythere, Cythere, Cytherinae, Cytheromorphinae, Gemmanella, Gesoriacula, Hemicytheridea, Kellettella, Loxocythere, Nodoconchiinae, Progonocytherinae, Speluncella
Subtaxa: Amphicytherura Neomonoceratina Paijenborchellina Palmenella Schizocythere
Type: Schizocythere
Distribution:
• Quaternary of India (2 collections)
• Miocene of Greece (20), Türkiye (4)
• Eocene of Hungary (1), Nigeria (1), Pakistan (4)
• Paleocene to Eocene of Benin (1)
• Paleocene of Benin (3), Indian Ocean (3)
• Cretaceous to Paleogene of Argentina (1)
• Cretaceous of Morocco (1), Tunisia (6)
Total: 47 collections including 57 occurrences