†subfamily Bythocytherinae Sars 1926 (ostracod)
Ostracoda - Podocopida - Bythocytheridae
Parent taxon: Bythocytheridae according to E. I. Shornikov 1988
See also Bertels 1969 and Hazel and Holden 1971
Sister taxa: Bythoceratina, Bythoceratininae, Bythocythere, Callicythere, Covracythere, Cuneoceratina, Keijicytherinae, Miracythere, Monoceratina, Parabythocythere, Patellacythere, Praebythoceratina, Profundobythere, Pseudobythocythere, Pseudocythere, Pseudomonoceratina, Striatobythoceratina, Striatojonesia, Tanycythere, Triassocythere, Triceratina, Trodocythere
Subtaxa: Acvocarini Bythocytheremorpha
Ecology: epifaunal detritivore-grazer
Distribution: found only at Vaingana, Eua Island (Eocene of Tonga)