Ostracoda - Podocopida - Hemicytheridae
Parent taxon: Hemicytherinae according to J. E. Hazel 1983
Sister taxa: Absonocytheropteron, Ambostracon, Aurila, Aurilini, Bradleyini, Campylocytherinae, Coquimbini, Elofsonella, Hemicythere, Hemicytheria, Heterocythereis, Mutilus, Neobuntonia, Nephokirkos, Orioninae, Orioninini, Patagonacythere, Pokornyellini, Procythereis, Quadracythere, Reussicythere, Robustaurila, Thaerocytherinae, Urocythereidinae
Subtaxa: Echinocythereis
Ecology: epifaunal detritivore-grazer
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Italy (1 collection)
• Pliocene of United States (1: North Carolina)
• Miocene to Pliocene of North Atlantic (1)
• Miocene of Trinidad and Tobago (1)
• Oligocene of Mexico (1), United States (1: Louisiana)
• Eocene of Belgium (1), Hungary (2), United States (4: Alabama, Louisiana/Texas)
Total: 13 collections including 14 occurrences