Parent taxon: Podocopida according to A. P. Carignano 2012
See also Liebau 2005 and Rosetti and Martens 1998
Sister taxa: Abrocythereis, Abursus, Abyssocypris, Abyssocythereis, Actiangulata, Acuticytheretta, Aegyptiana, Afranticythereis, Afrocytheridea, Agulhasina, Aikenicythere, Alatacavellina, Alataleberis, Algerina, Allocythereis, Alocopocythere, Altha, Amphileberis, Amphistegina, Aneisohealdia, Angliaecytheridea, Ankumia, Anommatocyther, Anxiania, Apateloschizocythere, Aphrikanecythere, Aratrocypris, Archeocosta, Argenticytheretta, Arrazocypris, Artifactella, Aruduce, Ascetoleberis, Asturiella, Asymmetricythere, Australicythere, Aysegulina, Baffincythere, Bairdiocopina, Bairdiohealdites, Bairdiomorpha, Balowella, Balticelloidea, Barrychilina, Batavocythere, Bathycythere, Beatamoosina, Bolbozoella, Borovitchella, Bosquetia, Bufanchiste, Bulbosclerites, Calcaribeyrichia, Capsacythere, Caribbella, Casterocythere, Caytonidea, Ceratocratia, Chapmanicythereis, Chejudocythere, Chrysocythere, Cistacythereis, Cladarocythere, Cleithranchiste, Cletocythereis, Clinocythere, Cluthia, Collisboris, Condomyra, Coniferina, Coquimba, Cornicythereis, Cornucoquimba, Costaveenia, Craspedographylus, Crassacythere, Crenaleya, Cretaceratina, Cristaeleberis, Crucicornina, Cypridocopina, Cystacythereis, Cytheracea, Cytherideoidea, Cytherocopina, Dahomeya, Dallonella, Dentokrithe, Dicrorygma, Dictocythere, Diebelina, Donmacythere, Doratocythere, Dornbuschia, Dumontina, Egenacythere, Egorovia, Egorovitina, Ellesmerina, Eobuntonia, Eocytheridea, Eopaijenborchella, Eoparaparchites, Eostephanella, Eripleura, Escharacytheridea, Estonaceratella, Eudecacythere, Euglyphella, Euthlipsurella, Fabanella, Falsocythere, Fastigastocythere, Faveolebris, Finmarchinella, Fissocrinocythere, Flabellimutilis, Flexuocythere, Forbescythere, Foveoleberis, Frostiella, Fueloepicythere, Fuhrbergiella, Gammacythere, Garnuella, Gerbeckites, Gibberlebeis, Ginginella, Glabellacythere, Glyptocythere, Glyptogatocythere, Glyptolichvinella, Golcocythere, Gramannella, Grekoffiana, Grinioneis, Gruendelella, Grundelella, Gujaratella, Gunneropsis, Gyrocythere, Hammatocythere, Hanaiborchella, Hanaiceratina, Hanaicythere, Harperopsis, Haughtonileberis, Healdiacypris, Healdiocopina, Heliocythere, Hellebardia, Heptaloculites, Hercynocythere, Herrigocyther, Hesslandites, Hiltermannicythere, Holcopocythere, Horrificiella, Hourqia, Hyphasmaphora, Hystricocythere, Iatella, Imhotepia, Ionicythere, Iraqicythereis, Isobuntonia, Isohabrocythere, Jefina, Jingguella, Kaesleria, Karsteneis, Kefiella, Keijella, Keslingiella, Kirtonella, Krausellina, Kroemmelbeinella, Kroemmelbeinia, Kummerowia, Lankacythere, Lesleya, Liasopteron, Ligerina, Lindisfarnia, Liujingnia, Lixouria, Ljubimovella, Loculibairdia, Londinia, Longyuanella, Lophoctenella, Louza, Loxocorniculum, Macrosarisa, Macrypsilon, Majungaella, Mandawacythere, Mandocythere, Margoplanitia, Martinicythere, Matronella, Mauritsina, Megommatocythere, Memoria, Messinella, Metacopina, Microparaparchites, Micropneumatocythere, Miocytheridea, Moosina, Morkhovenia, Morkhovenicythereis, Murthya, Namaia, Nanacythere, Nanurocythereis, Navarracythere, Necrateria, Nemoceratina, Neobairdia, Neoberounella, Neocraterellina, Neocytheretta, Neonyhamnella, Neooctonaria, Neophrecythere, Neothlipsura, Netschajewiana, Nigeria, Nigeroloxoconcha, Nikitinella, Nonurocythereis, Nophrecythere, Notocythere, Novocypris, Nucleolina, Nuguschia, Obisafitella, Oblitacythereis, Occlusacythereis, Occulocytheropteron, Octonaria, Octosylthere, Olbia, Olimfalunia, Ommatokrithe, Opimocythere, Orbitolina, Ordoniya, Ornatoleberis, Ouachitaia, Ovatoquasillites, Pacambocythere, Pachycaudites, Pachydomelloides, Paleocosta, Papillatabairdia, Paracytheromorpha, Paraexophthalmocythere, Paragrenocythere, Parahemingwayella, Paramicrocheilinella, Paranotacythere, Paraschizocythere, Parasterbergella, Pariceratina, Parvacythereis, Peloriops, Peteraurila, Phodeucythere, Phthanoloxoconcha, Phyrocythere, Physocythere, Pinnoxypridea, Pistocythereis, Planileberis, Plantella, Platycopa, Pleurifera, Pneumatocythere, Podocopina, Polenovula, Porkornyopsis, Posacythere, Praemunseyella, Praephacorhabdotus, Praeschuleridea, Predarwinula, Premunseyella, Proabyssocypris, Procytherideis, Progoncythere, Progonoidea, Prorectella, Prosumia, Protoacanthcythere, Protoargilloecia, Protojonesia, Pseudacantoscapha, Pseudoaurila, Pseudocavellina, Pseudoceratina, Pseudocytheretta, Pseudohustonia, Pseudoprotocythere, Pseudopsammocythere, Puricytheretta, Qingjiania, Radimella, Ranicella, Raymoorea, Rayneria, Rectobuntonia, Reticulina, Reticulocosta, Revisylthere, Reymenticosta, Rhadinocythere, Rhocobairdia, Rimacytheropteron, Rishona, Robertsonites, Rostrocytheridea, Ruchholzella, Rudderina, Ruggieriella, Rushdisaidina, Rutlandella, Saalfeldella, Sahnicythere, Sarlatina, Sarsicytheridea, Saumella, Saxellacythere, Scaphium, Scepticocythereis, Schleesha, Schneideria, Semicytheretta, Septiferina, Sigilliocopina, Simicypris, Sinocytheridea, Sleia, Sondagella, Soudanella, Spinomicrtocheilinella, Stenestroemia, Sternbergea, Stigmatocythere, Stravia, Swainocythere, Sylthere, Syltherella, Sylvestra, Tavanicythere, Tchizhovaella, Tegmenia, Tenedocythere, Terquemula, Tetracytherurua, Thlipsohealdia, Thlipsorothella, Tianjinia, Tickalacythere, Toolongella, Trachyleberidoidea, Triadohealdia, Tricordis, Triebacythere, Trinacriacythere, Tuberculocythere, Tuberoceratina, Tungschuania, Turmaekrithe, Typhloeucytherura, Valumoceratina, Veeniacythereis, Veeniceratina, Velapezoides, Ventrocythereis, Verseya, Vitjasiella, Wellandia, Xenoleveris, Xiajiangella, Yiduella, Zabythocypris, Zagorala, Zenkovaelina
Subtaxa: Carbonitoidea Darwinuloidea
Ecology: epifaunal detritivore-grazer