Paracypris (ostracod)
Ostracoda - Podocopida - Bairdiidae
Parent taxon: Bairdiidae according to S. Crasquin 2008
Sister taxa: Abrobairdia, Acratina, Actuaria, Anisobairdia, Arcibairdia, Bairdia, Bairdiacypris, Bairdiolites, Bispinacratia, Bohlenatia, Ceratobairdia, Fabalicypris, Heterobairdia, Isobythocypris, Kempfina, Krausella, Lanczichebairdia, Lobobairdia, Mirabairdia, Orthobairdia, Parabairdiacypris, Paramacrocypris, Petasobairdia, Praelobobairdia, Praezabythocypris, Ptychobairdia, Pustulobairdia, Sinabairdia, Spinobairdia, Spinocypris, Truncobairdia, Urobairdia, Vanganardia, Xixionopsis
Subtaxa: Paracypris gaetanii, Paracypris jinyaensis, Paracypris redcarensis, Paracypris scalaris, Paracypris semidisca
Ecology: epifaunal detritivore-grazer