Ostracoda - Podocopida - Cytherideidae
Parent taxon: Cytherideinae according to A. A. E. Nogueira et al. 2011
Sister taxa: Anomocytheridea, Artesiocythere, Asciocythere, Clithrocytheridea, Cophinia, Cyamocytheridea, Cytherideini, Dolocytheridea, Fossocytheridea, Galliaecytheridea, Heterocyprideis, Kalyptovalva, Kentrodictyocythere, Netrocytheridea, Nodophthalmocythere, Palaeocytheridella, Peratocytheridea, Phelocyprideis, Pichottia, Pseudocytheridea, Soudanocytheridea, Sphenocytheridea, Vernoniella
Subtaxa: Haplocytheridea
Ecology: epifaunal detritivore-grazer
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (1: Florida collection)
• Miocene of Brazil (19), Cuba (1), Puerto Rico (3), Venezuela (6)
• Oligocene of Italy (1), Puerto Rico (6)
• Eocene of United States (4: Alabama, North Carolina, Texas)
• Paleocene of United States (2: Louisiana, Texas)
• Cretaceous of Germany (1), Mexico (1), United States (4: Alabama)
Total: 49 collections including 94 occurrences