Ostracoda - Podocopida - Lymnocytheridae
Parent taxon: Cytheracea according to M. A. Uliana and E. A. Musacchio 1978
Sister taxa: Atjehella, Bronsteiniana, Climacoidea, Covracytheridae, Cytheralison, Emphasia, Exophthalmocythere, Falunia, Habrocythere, Hemikrithe, Juvenix, Leguminocythereidae, Leptocytheridae, 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: Gomphocythere
Ecology: epifaunal detritivore-grazer
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Kenya (7 collections)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of South Africa (1)
• Pliocene of Kenya (1)
• Miocene to Pliocene of Uganda (1)
• Cretaceous of India (1)
Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence