Longstaffia Cossmann 1908 (snail)

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Lophospiridae

Full reference: M. Cossmann. 1908. Revue critique de paléozoologie 12:1

Parent taxon: Lophospiridae according to P. J. Wagner 1999

See also Knight et al. 1960, Peel 1977 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Arjamannia, Biarmeaspira, Donaldiella, Ectomaria, Frodospira, Gyronematinae, Hanusispira, Kawanamia, Lophospira, Lophospirinae, Loxoplocus, Manzanospira, Paupospira, Platyworthenia, Ptychozone, Ruedemannia, Ruedemanniinae, Ruedemanninae, Triredimiculum, Yiningicus, Yochelsonospira

Subtaxa: Longstaffia centervillensis Longstaffia complexa Longstaffia cyclonema Longstaffia grata Longstaffia groomii Longstaffia laqueata Longstaffia pulchra Longstaffia teretiuscula Longstaffia tubulosa Longstaffia uniformis

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Ecology: epifaunal detritivore

Distribution:

• Jurassic of Madagascar (1 collection)

• Silurian of Canada (4: Nova Scotia, Ontario), the Czech Republic (3), Sweden (4), the United Kingdom (3), United States (2: New York, Ohio)

Total: 17 collections including 19 occurrences

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