Ostracoda - Podocopida - Hemicytheridae
Parent taxon: Hemicytheridae according to A. Bertels 1975
See also Bertels 1973, Carreño and Cronin 1993 and Hazel 1983
Sister taxa: Absonocytheropteron, Ambostracon, Aurila, Aurilini, Bradleyini, Coquimbini, Echinocythereidini, Elofsonella, Hemicythere, Hemicytheria, Heterocythereis, Mutilus, Neobuntonia, Nephokirkos, Orioninae, Orioninini, Patagonacythere, Pokornyellini, Procythereis, Quadracythere, Reussicythere, Robustaurila, Thaerocytherinae, Urocythereidinae
Subtaxa: Anticythereis Campylocytherini Leguminocythereidini
Ecology: epifaunal detritivore-grazer
Distribution:
• Pliocene of United States (1: North Carolina collection)
• Eocene of United States (7: Alabama, North Carolina)
• Cretaceous of the Netherlands (3)
Total: 11 collections including 29 occurrences