Biology:Rhipidogyridae

Short description: Extinct family of corals

Rhipidogyridae Temporal range: 171.6–present Ma PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Cnidaria
Class:	Hexacorallia
Order:	Scleractinia
Family:	†Rhipidogyridae Koby, 1905
Subfamilies
Aplosmiliinae Geyer 1955 Pruvostastraea Alloiteau 1957 Rhipidogyrinae Koby 1905
Synonyms
List Diplothecophyllia Alloiteau 1952 Dichocaeniopsis Alloiteau 1957 Placogyropsis Alloiteau 1957 Tskhanarella Sikharulidze 1979 Saxuligyra Eliasova 1991

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coral species (Cnidaria, Anthozoa, Scleractinia) described as new by Filkorn & Pantoja-Alor (2009), but deemed 'unpublished' under the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature: republication of data necessary for nomenclatural availability.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

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