Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Rhipidogyridae

Synonyms: Dichocaeniopsis Alloiteau 1957, Placogyropsis Alloiteau 1957

Parent taxon: Rhipidogyridae according to R. Baron-Szabo 2006

Sister taxa: Aplosmiliinae, Bodeurina, Cymosmilia, Ironella, Orbignygyra, Paraacanthogyra, Phytogyra, Placohelia, Pruvostastraea, Psammogyra, Pseudoironella, Psilogyra, Rhipidogyrinae, Rhipidosmilia, Saltocyathus, Somalica, Tiaradendron

Subtaxa: Barysmilia brevicaulis, Barysmilia iberica, Barysmilia irregularis, Barysmilia vicentina

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Ecology: stationary epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder