†family Rhipidogyridae Koby 1905 (stony coral)
Parent taxon: Rhipidogyrina according to R. Baron-Szabo 2006
Sister taxa: Placophylliidae, Trochoidomeandridae
Subtaxa: Aplosmiliinae, Barysmilia, Bodeurina, Cymosmilia, Ironella, Orbignygyra, Paraacanthogyra, Phytogyra, Placohelia, Pruvostastraea, Psammogyra, Pseudoironella, Psilogyra, Rhipidogyrinae, Rhipidosmilia, Saltocyathus, Somalica, Tiaradendron
Ecology: stationary epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder