Proboscidactyla is a genus of cnidarians belonging to the order Anthoathecata.
It was first described by Johann Friedrich von Brandt in 1835.Brandt, J.F. 1835. Prodromus descriptionis animalium ab H. Mertensio in orbis terrarum circumnavigatione observatorum. Fascic. I. Polypos, Acalephas Discophoras et Siphonophoras, nec non Echinodermata continens. Petropoli : Sumptibus Academiae.
Species Species accepted by WoRMs: Proboscidactyla abyssicola Proboscidactyla circumsabella Proboscidactyla flavicirrata Proboscidactyla gemmifera Proboscidactyla menoni Proboscidactyla mutabilis Proboscidactyla occidentalis Proboscidactyla ornata Proboscidactyla stellata Proboscidactyla trifurcata Proboscidactyla tropica References