Ostracoda - Podocopida - Trachyleberididae
Parent taxon: Trachyleberidinae according to T. M. Puckett 1994
See also Carreño and Cronin 1993 and Hazel 1983
Sister taxa: Acanthocythereis, Aleisocythereis, Apatoleberis, Asperrissimocythere, Castillocythereis, Costa, Curfsina, Cythereis, Falsobuntonia, Fissocythere, Glenocythere, Henryhowella, Hysterocythereis, Kamajcythereis, Kingmaina, Oertliella, Orthrocosta, Paracaudites, Petalocythereis, Philoneptunus, Platycosta, Platycythereis, Protocosta, Pterygocythereidini, Quasibuntonia, Rehacythereis, Repandocosta, Sthenarocythereis, Trachyleberidea, Trachyleberis, Veenia
Subtaxa: Bajacythere Fissocarinocythere Hazelina Neocaudites
Ecology: epifaunal detritivore-grazer
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Panama (1 collection)
• Pliocene of United States (1: North Carolina)
• Miocene of Colombia (2)
• Oligocene of Puerto Rico (1)
• Eocene of Mexico (2), the United Kingdom (1)
• Paleocene of United States (3: Missouri)
• Cretaceous of United States (3: Alabama)
Total: 14 collections including 17 occurrences