Rhipidogyridae Explained

Rhipidogyridae is an extinct family of stony corals (hexacorals).

Overview of genera

• †Barysmilia Milne-Edwards & Haime 1848
• †Bodeurina Beauvais 1980
• †Codonosmilia Koby 1888
• †Cymosmilia Koby 1894
• †Ironella Krasnov & Starostina, 1970
• †Orbignygyra Alloiteau 1952
• †Paraacanthogyra Morycowa and Marcopoulou-Diacantoni 1997
• †Phytogyra d'Orbigny 1849
• †Placohelia Pocta 1887
• †Psammogyra Fromentel 1862
• †Pseudoironella Sikharulidze 1979
• †Psilogyra Felix 1903
• †Rhipidosmilia Geyer 1955
• †Saltocyathus Morycowa & Masse 1998
• †Somalica Parona and Zuffardi-Comerci 1931
• †Tiaradendron Quenstedt 1857

References

• Description de la faune jurassique du Portugal: Polypiers du Jurassique supérieur. FL Koby, P Choffat - 1905
• Sur les polypiers jurassiques des environs de St.-Vallier-de-Thiey. FL Koby - 1905
• Mexican Cretaceous coral species (Cnidaria, Anthozoa, Scleractinia) described as new by Filkorn & Pantoja-Alor (2009), but deemed 'unpublished' under the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature: republication of data necessary for nomenclatural availability. Harry F. Filkorn and Jerjes Pantoja-Alor (2015), Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature. 72 (1), pages 93–101