Parent taxon: Ostracoda according to J. J. Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Acanthomeridion, Acrossula, Amicytheridea, Anabarochilina, Anfedatia, Aristaluta, Aurilia, Australopsis, Bennviaspis, Beyrichiocopa, Biaurina, Borodiella, Boucekites, Brachycytheropteron, Budnianella, Bullaluta, Cambraechmina, Carnarvonia, Cedocamia, Celechovites, Ceratocypris, Craspedopyxion, Crescenticythere, Cytheropsis, Damaoella, Darwinula, Dhrumaella, Dorispina, Duibianella, Falites, Fengtaiella, Flemingia, Flemingopsis, Galeopsis, Gelidicella, Gerdalia, Gerubiella, Ginella, Gipsella, Gladioscutum, Golcondella, Guangdongella, Hameaschmidtella, Hesslandona, Huanghuaella, Hupehella, Ilmenoindivisia, Infracytheropteron, Jamischjewskya, Jixinglingella, Kerocythere, Kuiperiana, Kuresaaria, Leperditicopida, Liagnshanella, Lublinella, Ludvigsenites, Maghrebeis, Majiashanella, Mannosocmia, Marginotimorites, Microcosmia, Myodocopa, Myodocopida, Navicularina, Netzkaina, Novakina, Ochesaarina, Oepikaluta, Paleocythere, Parashergoldopsis, Paratsunyiella, Phasoia, Plesidielymella, Podocopa, Ponthocythere, Primitiopsidae, Pseudonodellina, Pulvillites, Pyxiprimitia, Renicytherura, Reticulocambria, Reversoparaparchites, Schallreuterina, Septadella, Shergoldopsis, Sigillium, Spytihnevites, Supratoarcina, Svealuta, Tatariella, Tegaspis, Tetrasulcata, Torusilina, Trapezisylthere, Uthoerina, Utsatia, Uvonhactia, Venzavella, Vestrogothia, Vitella, Voibokalina, Volganellidae, Waldoria, Yaxianella, Yulinella, Zerqacythere
Subtaxa: Acuprisma, Amphicostella, Bairdites, Barychilina, Beckerhealdia, Bekena, Birdsallella, Bufina, Bythocyproidea, Catacoraites, Chapmanites, Conbathella, Cooperatia, Coryellites, Costatia, Craterellina, Cyrtocyprus, Diura, Endolophia, Eriella, Eucraterellina, Euglyphella, Eustephanella, Favulella, Healdioides, Heterma, Hyphasmaphora, Incisurella, Janusella, Jenningsina, Longiscula, Luniprisma, Margniohealdia, Menoeidina, Octonaria, Octonariellina, Paracavellina, Phreatura, Planoria, Platychilella, Polyzygia, Ponderodictya, Poniklacella, Primitivothilipsurella, Robsoniella, Ropolonellus, Rothella, Rothellina, Rudderina, Scalptina, Semihealdioides, Seminolites, Silenis, Stibus, Strepulites, Svatojonitella, Thlipsura, Thlipsurella, Thlipsurina, Thlipsuroides, Thlipsuropsis, Trypetera, Tubulibairdia, Tumidella, Unicornites, Varicobairdia, Venula, Voronina, Wangiiawania
Ecology: epifaunal suspension feeder