Ostracoda - Podocopida - Hemicytheridae
Parent taxon: Hemicytherinae according to J. E. Hazel 1983
Sister taxa: Absonocytheropteron, Ambostracon, Aurila, Aurilini, Bradleyini, Campylocytherinae, Coquimbini, Echinocythereidini, Elofsonella, Hemicythere, Hemicytheria, Heterocythereis, Mutilus, Neobuntonia, Nephokirkos, Orioninae, Patagonacythere, Pokornyellini, Procythereis, Quadracythere, Reussicythere, Robustaurila, Thaerocytherinae, Urocythereidinae
Subtaxa: Caudites
Ecology: epifaunal detritivore-grazer
Distribution:
• Quaternary of India (2 collections), Panama (1)
• Pliocene of United States (1: North Carolina)
• Miocene of Colombia (7), Cuba (1), Greece (2), Panama (1)
• Oligocene of Puerto Rico (1)
Total: 16 collections including 19 occurrences