Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Rhipidogyridae

Full reference: E. Morycowa and J. P. Masse. 1998. Les scléractiniaires du Barrémien-Aptien inférieur de Provence (SE de la France) [The Barremian-Early Aptian Scleractinia from Provence (SE France)]. Géobios 31(6):725-766

Parent taxon: Rhipidogyridae according to E. Morycowa and J. P. Masse 1998

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

Subtaxa: Saltocyathus cumburindioensis, Saltocyathus urgonensis

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Type: Saltocyathus urgonensis

Ecology: stationary epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder