†subfamily Cyprideidae Martin 1940 (ostracod)
Ostracoda - Podocopida - Cyprideidae
Alternative spelling: Cyprideinae
Parent taxon: Cypridoidea according to A. Liebau 2005
See also Musacchio 1973, Ruiz-Omeñaca et al. 1997 and Sinitsa 1986
Sister taxa: none
Subtaxa: Cypridea Damonella Hourcqia Mantelliana Mongolocypris
Ecology: epifaunal detritivore-grazer
Distribution:
• Paleocene of Mongolia (1 collection)
• Cretaceous of Algeria (2), Canada (1: Alberta), China (6), France (2), India (1), Malawi (1), Mongolia (3), Poland (3), Spain (7), the United Kingdom (3), United States (3: Alaska, Utah)
• Jurassic of France (1), Portugal (3), Spain (1)
Total: 38 collections including 69 occurrences