Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Lophospiridae
Alternative combination: Lophospira (Ruedemannia) centervillensis
Synonyms: Gyronema octavia multicarinata Pitcher 1939, Longstaffia angulata Pitcher 1939, Longstaffia multicarinata Pitcher 1939, Lophospira angulata Pitcher 1939
Full reference: A. F. Foerste. 1923. Notes on the Medinan, Niagaran, and Chester fossils. Bulletin of the Scientific Laboratories of Denison University 23:37-120
Belongs to Longstaffia according to P. J. Wagner 2023
See also Foerste 1923, Peel 1977 and Pitcher 1939
Sister taxa: Longstaffia complexa, Longstaffia cyclonema, Longstaffia grata, Longstaffia groomii, Longstaffia laqueata, Longstaffia pulchra, Longstaffia teretiuscula, Longstaffia tubulosa, Longstaffia uniformis
Type specimens:
- Longstaffia centervillensis: Its type locality is Quarry ½ mile northwest of Centerville, which is in an Alexandrian carbonate limestone in the Brassfield Formation of Ohio
- Longstaffia angulata:
- Longstaffia multicarinata:
Distribution:
• Silurian of Canada (1: Nova Scotia collection), United States (1: Ohio)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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